Residents practice social distancing while lining up for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province, Aug 10, 2021. (CHEN SIHAN / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 83 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 54 in Jiangsu province, 14 in Hubei, seven in Henan, five in Hunan, two in Yunnan and one in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
The mainland also saw 28 new imported cases, including 12 in Zhejiang, five in Yunnan, four in Shanghai, three in Sichuan, two in Guangdong and one each in Tianjin and Shandong.
No additional deaths or suspected cases related to COVID-19 were reported, the commission said.
By the end of Tuesday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 94,080, including 87,655 recoveries. The toll remained at 4,636
There were 1,789 patients still receiving treatment, 60 of whom were in severe conditions, it added.
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By the end of Tuesday, a total of 7,737 imported cases had been reported on the mainland with no fatalities.
Overall, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 94,080, including 87,655 recoveries. The toll remained at 4,636.
There was one suspected COVID-19 case on the mainland on Tuesday.
On the same day, 30 fresh asymptomatic cases were reported. There were a total of 498 asymptomatic cases, of whom 392 were imported, under medical observation.
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By the end of Tuesday, 12,019 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 212 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 63 cases in the Macao SAR, and 15,798 cases, including 814 deaths, in Taiwan.
A total of 11,728 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 57 in the Macao SAR, and 13,103 in Taiwan.