(Yicai Global) May 25 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 11 new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, all of which were imported with 10 reported in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and one in Sichuan province.

No deaths or new suspected cases were reported yesterday on the mainland, the National Health Commission said in a daily report.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,724 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,678 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 46 were being treated with one in severe condition, the commission said.

The commission said seven people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and the number of severe cases decreased by one to seven.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,985 by yesterday, including 83 patients who were still being treated, 78,268 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

The commission said six people, including five arriving from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

It added that 5,152 close contacts were still under medical observation while 461 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 40 new asymptomatic cases, including two from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 396 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 28 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,065 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 441 in Taiwan (including seven deaths).

A total of 1,030 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 414 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui