(Yicai Global) May 10 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 14 new confirmed imported Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which two were imported cases reported in Shanghai.

Twelve cases were domestically transmitted, with 11 reported in Jilin province and the other one in Hubei province, the National Health Commission said in a daily report.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, while a new suspected case imported from abroad was reported in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the commission said.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,683 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,568 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 115 were being treated with three in severe condition, according to the commission.

The commission said 74 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday, while the number of severe cases decreased by two to 13.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,901 by yesterday, including 148 patients who were still being treated, 78,120 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,633 people who died of the disease.

The commission said four people, all arriving from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

It added that 5,840 close contacts were still under medical observation while 427 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 20 new asymptomatic cases, including one from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 794 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 48 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,044 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 440 in Taiwan (including six deaths).

A total of 967 patients in Hong Kong, 40 in Macau and 361 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui