(Yicai Global) May 29 -- Chinese health authority said today that no new confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland yesterday.

No deaths or new suspected cases were reported yesterday on the mainland, the National Health Commission said in a daily report.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,734 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,688 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 46 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said three people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and the number of severe cases remained four.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,995 by yesterday, including 70 patients who were still being treated, 78,291 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

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

It added that 5,591 close contacts were still under medical observation while 479 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, five new asymptomatic cases, including one from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 409 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 25 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,066 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 441 in Taiwan (including seven deaths).

A total of 1,035 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 420 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui