(Yicai Global) May 28 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of two new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, both imported cases with one reported in Shanghai and the other reported 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 1,734 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 eight people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday and the number of severe cases decreased by one to four.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,995 by yesterday, including 73 patients who were still being treated, 78,288 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 5,641 close contacts were still under medical observation while 368 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 23 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. The commission said 413 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 24 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 1,034 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 419 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui