An aerial photo of a COVID-19 nucleic acid testing site in Guangling district of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, on Aug 9, 2021, as Yangzhou launches its fifth round of COVID-19 mass testing. (LI BO / XINHUA)
BEIJING/WUHAN – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 108 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 50 in Jiangsu province, 37 in Henan, 15 in Hubei and six in Hunan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
The mainland also saw 35 new imported cases, 11 of which were posted in Yunnan, nine in Shanghai, eight in Guangdong, three each in Fujian and Sichuan, and one in Shaanxi.
By the end of Monday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 93,969, including 87,631 recoveries. The death toll remained at 4,636
One suspected case arriving from outside the mainland was posted in Fujian while no deaths related to COVID-19 were reported, the commission added.
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There were 1,702 patients still receiving treatment, 54 of whom were in severe conditions, according to the commission.
By the end of Monday, a total of 7,709 imported cases had been reported on the mainland with no deaths.
Overall, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 93,969, including 87,631 recoveries. The death toll remained at 4,636.
There were two suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Monday.
On the same day, 38 new asymptomatic cases were reported. There were a total of 501 asymptomatic cases, of whom 387 were imported, under medical observation.
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By the end of Monday, 12,015 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 15,790 cases, including 813 deaths, in Taiwan.
A total of 11,725 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 57 in the Macao SAR, and 13,096 in Taiwan.
Over 1.79 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the mainland by Monday, the commission.
More than 70m shots administered in Hubei
About 70.59 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in central China's Hubei province, local authorities said on Tuesday.
Approximately 39.15 million people have received their first dose, accounting for 67.8 percent of Hubei's total population, according to the provincial epidemic prevention and control headquarters.
About 30.89 million people, or 53.5 percent of Hubei's population, have been fully vaccinated.