(Yicai Global) May 20 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of five new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the Chinese mainland yesterday, of which one was imported and reported in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The other four cases were domestically transmitted in Jilin province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, according to the commission.

Three new suspected cases were reported yesterday, all in Shanghai. Of the three cases, two were imported from abroad and one was domestically transmitted, the commission said.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,708 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,662 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 46 remained hospitalized with two in severe conditions.

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

As of yesterday, the overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,965, including 87 patients who were still being treated, 78,244 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

The commission said seven people were suspected of being infected with the virus, of which six were imported from overseas.

According to the commission, 4,893 close contacts were still under medical observation after 328 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 16 new asymptomatic cases, including one from overseas, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 368 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 26 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,055 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 1,025 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 401 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui