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Chinese mainland reports 5 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Xinhua| Updated: 2021-07-19

BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on July 18 reported five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on July 19.

Also reported were 26 new imported cases, of which eight were reported in Guangdong, five in Yunnan, four in Shanghai, three in Shaanxi, and one each in Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan and Gansu.

No new suspected cases or new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on July 18.

A total of 7,010 imported cases had been reported on the mainland by the end of July 18. Among them, 6,520 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 490 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 92,277 by July 18, including 565 patients still receiving treatment, 13 of whom were in severe condition.

A total of 87,076 patients had been discharged from hospitals following recovery on the mainland, and 4,636 had died as a result of the virus.

There were no suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland on the day.

A total of 17 asymptomatic cases were newly reported, all of which were from outside the mainland. There were 448 asymptomatic cases, of which 443 were imported, under medical observation by July 18.

By the end of July 18, 11,958 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 212 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 55 cases had been reported in the Macao SAR, and 15,408 cases, including 768 deaths, had been reported in Taiwan.

A total of 11,682 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, while 53 had been discharged in the Macao SAR, and 12,243 had been discharged in Taiwan.