Chinese mainland reports 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

BEIJING -- Chinese health authority said Thursday that it received reports of 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland, 19 of which were domestically transmitted.

Of the domestically transmitted cases, 18 were reported in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and one was in Liaoning province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths related to the disease were reported Wednesday, the commission said.