(Yicai Global) May 16 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of eight new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which six were imported ones and two were domestically transmitted cases reported in Jilin province.

Among the new imported cases, five were reported in Shanghai and one in Hainan province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, while two new suspected imported cases were also reported in Shanghai, according to the commission.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,698 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,652 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 46 were being treated with three in severe condition, the commission said.

The commission said 10 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and the number of severe cases remained at 11.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,941 by yesterday, including 89 patients who were still being treated, 78,219 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,633 people who died of the disease.

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

It added that 5,053 close contacts were still under medical observation while 745 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 13 new asymptomatic cases, including one from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 561 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 30 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,052 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 seven deaths).

A total of 1,019 patients in Hong Kong, 43 in Macau and 387 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui