A medical worker collects a swab sample from a resident for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, Aug 3, 2021. (WU ZHIZUN / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 94 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 41 in Henan province, 38 in Jiangsu, 12 in Hunan and three in Hubei, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
Also reported were 31 new imported cases, including eight each in Shanghai, Guangdong and Yunnan, three in Beijing, and one each in Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang, Sichuan and Shaanxi.
No new deaths or suspected cases related to COVID-19 were reported Sunday.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 93,826 by Sunday, including 1,603 patients still receiving treatment, 49 of whom were in severe conditions
A total of 7,674 imported cases had been reported on the mainland by the end of Sunday. Among them, 6,954 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 720 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 93,826 by Sunday, including 1,603 patients still receiving treatment, 49 of whom were in severe conditions.
A total of 87,587 patients had been discharged from hospitals following recovery on the mainland, and 4,636 had died as a result of the virus.
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There was one suspected COVID-19 case on the mainland on Sunday.
A total of 39 asymptomatic cases were newly reported. There were a total of 532 asymptomatic cases, of whom 401 were imported, under medical observation by Sunday.
By the end of Sunday, 12,013 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 212 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 63 cases had been reported in the Macao SAR, and 15,782 cases, including 809 deaths, had been reported in Taiwan.
A total of 11,725 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, while 57 had been discharged in the Macao SAR, and 13,066 had been discharged in Taiwan.
Central China's Hubei province reported three new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and four asymptomatic carriers on Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
Two locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 patients were reported in the provincial capital of Wuhan, and the other one was registered in Jingmen City. All asymptomatic cases were found in Wuhan.
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As of Sunday, there were 55 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hubei, including 40 locally transmitted cases. There were also 62 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, among whom 45 were locally transmitted.
The central Chinese city of Wuhan has completed a round of all-inclusive nucleic acid testing, covering more than 11.28 million residents, within five days to contain the latest COVID-19 resurgence, according to a press conference held on Sunday.