(Yicai Global) May 12 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received report of a new confirmed imported Covid-19 case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region yesterday.

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

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,691 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,611 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 80 were being treated with three in severe condition, according to the commission.

The commission said 27 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday, while the number of severe cases increased by one to 10.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,919 by yesterday, including 115 patients who were still being treated, 78,171 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 5,470 close contacts were still under medical observation while 503 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 15 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. The commission said 760 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 38 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,047 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 985 patients in Hong Kong, 42 in Macau and 368 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui