BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 20 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Guangdong province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on May 31.

The same day also saw seven new imported cases on the mainland. Of them, three were reported in Guangdong, two in Shanghai and one each in Fujian and Henan.

No new suspected cases or new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Sunday, it added.

Guangdong reports 20 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

South China's Guangdong province registered 20 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, of which 16 were previously asymptomatic cases, the provincial health commission said on Monday.

Eighteen of the confirmed cases were reported in the provincial capital city of Guangzhou and the other two in the city of Foshan.

Three new locally asymptomatic cases were also reported. And three imported confirmed cases and three imported asymptomatic cases were registered on Sunday.

As of Sunday, Guangdong had reported a total of 2,455 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,033 imported ones, according to the commission.