(Yicai Global) April 5 --Shanghai reported two more imported novel coronavirus cases yesterday, taking the eastern metropolis' total confirmed Covid-19 cases to 531, the city's health commission said this morning.

Among the new additions are one Chinese citizen and one French who arrived in Shanghai from Russia and France respectively, according to the commission.

Authorities have traced 10 people who had been in contact with the patients during their journeys and placed them under quarantine, it added.

Some 24 suspected cases, also involving people who have recently been overseas, are undergoing further tests.

The commission logged no new suspected or confirmed domestically transmitted cases yesterday. It also reported no asymptomatic cases under observation in the city as of yesterday.

Shanghai has confirmed 531 Covid-19 cases so far, including 192 from overseas. Some 163 of the patients who brought the virus into the city from outside China are being treated, with one in serious condition, and 29 have been discharged upon recovery.

Of the 339 local cases, six had died, five are in critical condition and one is stable. A total of 327 patients have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital, the commission said.