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Chinese mainland reports 2 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Xinhua|Updated: 2021-06-15

     

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Monday reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all reported in Guangdong province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on June 15.

Also newly reported were 18 imported cases, of which eight were reported in Guangdong, five in Shanghai, and one each in Beijing, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan and Yunnan.

No new suspected cases or new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in the day.

A total of 6,293 imported cases had been reported on the mainland by the end of Monday. Among them, 5,961 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 332 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 91,471 by Monday, including 483 patients still receiving treatment, 14 of whom were in severe condition.

A total of 86,352 patients had been discharged from hospitals following recovery on the mainland, and 4,636 had died as a result of the virus.

There were two suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Monday.

A total of 25 asymptomatic cases were newly reported, one of which was reported in Zhejiang and the other cases were from outside the mainland. There were a total of 404 asymptomatic cases, of whom 382 were imported, under medical observation by Monday.

By the end of Monday, 11,878 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 210 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 52 cases had been reported in the Macao SAR, and 13,106 cases, including 452 deaths, had been reported in Taiwan.

A total of 11,600 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, while 51 had been discharged in the Macao SAR, and 1,133 had been discharged in Taiwan.