(Yicai Global) June 8 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of four new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, all of which were imported ones with three reported in Sichuan province and one in Shanghai.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, while a new suspected imported case was reported in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said in a daily report.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,780 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,717 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 63 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said nine people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,040 by yesterday, including 65 patients who were still being treated, 78,341 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 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 3,232 close contacts were still under medical observation while 479 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, two new asymptomatic cases, both arriving from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 201 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 44 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,106 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 1,049 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 430 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui