(Yicai Global) May 26 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of seven new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, all of which were imported cases with five reported in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, one in Shanghai and one in Fujian province.

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 1,731 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,685 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 46 were being treated with one in severe condition, the commission said.

The commission said nine people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and the number of severe cases stood at seven.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,992 by yesterday, including 81 patients who were still being treated, 78,277 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 5,616 close contacts were still under medical observation while 218 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 29 new asymptomatic cases, including one from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 403 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 28 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 1,030 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 415 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui