(Yicai Global) June 14 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 57 new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which 38 were domestically transmitted and 19 were imported.

Of the domestically transmitted cases, 36 were reported in Beijing and two in Liaoning province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

Among the imported cases, 17 were reported in Guangdong province, one in Shanghai and one in Chongqing, according to the comission.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, while a new suspected imported case was reported in Shanghai, according to the commission.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,827 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,744 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 83 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said two people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and one patient was in severe condition.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,132 by yesterday, including 129 patients who were still being treated, 78,369 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

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

It added that 3,358 close contacts were still under medical observation while 542 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, nine new asymptomatic cases, including six from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 103 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 53 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,109 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 443 in Taiwan (including seven deaths).

A total of 1,061 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 431 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui