(Yicai Global) May 27 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of one new confirmed Covid-19 case yesterday, which was imported and reported in Shanghai.

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

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,732 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,687 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 45 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said three people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and the number of severe cases decreased by two to five.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,993 by yesterday, including 79 patients who were still being treated, 78,280 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

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

It added that 5,796 close contacts were still under medical observation while 218 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 28 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. The commission said 404 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 27 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,065 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 1,033 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 416 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui