Mainland reports 7 new COVID-19 cases; 6 local, 1 imported

A total of seven new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections were reported Tuesday on the Chinese mainland, bringing the number up to 82,926, along with no fatalities for 28 consecutive days, according to the National Health Commission.

Northeast China's Jilin province reported six locally transmitted cases, along with one overseas infection occurring in Shanghai, bringing the imported case tally to 1,692 as of Tuesday midnight, said the commission.

Of the 1,692 imported cases, 64 patients were still under treatment, including three severe cases, while a total of 1,628 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Tuesday with no deaths reported.

Also on Tuesday, 18 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases stood at 10. A total of 78,189 people had been discharged from hospitals after recovery as of Tuesday midnight.

With one suspected case reported Tuesday, a total of four people, three of whom were inbound arrivals, are still suspected of being infected with the virus, it added.

Health authorities said that 5,317 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Tuesday, 455 people were discharged from medical observation.

The Chinese mainland also reported eight new asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, along with 18 discharged from medical observation. So far, a total of 750 asymptomatic patients infected with the virus are still under medical observation, according to the commission.

By the end of Tuesday, 1,047 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in Hong Kong, 45 confirmed cases in Macao, and 440 in Taiwan including seven deaths. And 991 patients in Hong Kong, 42 in Macao and 372 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospitals after recovery.