BEIJING – No new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said yesterday.
All of 32 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on Monday were from overseas, bringing the total number of imported cases to 983, the commission said in its daily report.
No death was reported on Monday, and 12 newly suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported in the mainland, according to the commission.
Monday also saw 89 people being discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 54 to 211.
The overall number of confirmed cases in the mainland had reached 81,740 by Monday, including 1,242 patients who were still being treated, 77,167 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,331 people who died of the disease.
The commission said that 89 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus, and 14,499 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Monday, 2,365 people were discharged from medical observation.
A total of 30 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland on Monday, including nine imported ones. Two asymptomatic cases, all imported ones, were re-categorized as confirmed infections, and 42 were discharged from medical observation, according to the commission.
The commission said 1,033 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, including 275 from abroad.
By Monday, 914 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in Hong Kong, 44 confirmed cases in the Macau, and 373 in Taiwan including five deaths.
By Monday, 216 patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macau and 57 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospital.
