(Yicai Global) May 1 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 12 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the mainland yesterday, of which six were imported.

The other six new cases were domestically transmitted, including five in Heilongjiang province and one in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said in a daily report.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, while three new suspected cases, all imported from abroad, were reported in Shanghai, the commission said.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,670 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,165 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 505 were being treated with seven in severe condition, according to the commission.

The commission said 32 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday, while the number of severe cases decreased by three to 38.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,874 by yesterday, including 599 patients who were still being treated, 77,642 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,633 people who died of the disease.

The commission said that nine people, including seven from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus.
It added that 7,761 close contacts were still under medical observation while 882 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 25 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. The commission said 981 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 115 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,037 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 429 in Taiwan (including six deaths).

A total of 846 patients in Hong Kong, 35 in Macau and 322 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui