Published: 11:03, April 7, 2020 | Updated: 05:10, June 6, 2023
Mainland reports zero domestic COVID-19 cases, deaths
By Xinhua

Members of the national medical team pose for a photo after arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, April 6, 2020. (ZHANG YUWEI / XINHUA)

BEIJING/WUHAN - No new domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 were reported on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

All of 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on Monday were from overseas, bringing the total number of imported cases to 983, the commission said in its daily report.

All of the 32 new cases reported on Monday were imported, bringing the total number of imported cases to 983, the National Health Commission said

No death was reported Monday, and 12 new suspected cases, all imported ones, were reported on the mainland, according to the commission.

Monday also saw 89 people being discharged from hospitals after recovery, and the number of severe cases decreased by 54 to 211.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,740 by Monday, including 1,242 patients who were still being treated, 77,167 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,331 people who died of the disease.

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The commission said that 89 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus, and 14,499 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Monday, 2,365 people were discharged from medical observation.

A total of 30 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland on Monday, including nine imported ones. Two asymptomatic cases, all imported ones, were re-categorized as confirmed infections, and 42 were discharged from medical observation, according to the commission.

A total of 30 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland on Monday, including nine imported ones

The commission said 1,033 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, including 275 from abroad.

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In Hubei province, the provincial health commission said that no new confirmed cases and zero deaths were reported Monday in Hubei province.

The commission said 690 asymptomatic patients were under medical observation in the province, after 33 cases were ruled out and 18 new patients were reported on Monday.

Fifty-nine COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital after recovery Monday. Among the 518 patients being treated in hospital, 111 were still in severe condition and 73 others in critical condition.

Hubei has so far reported 67,803 confirmed COVID-19 cases in total, including 50,008 in Wuhan.

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By Monday, 914 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 44 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 376 in Taiwan including five deaths.

A total of 216 patients in Hong Kong, 10 in Macao and 61 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.