Published: 10:40, April 23, 2021 | Updated: 12:55, April 23, 2021
Mainland reports 19 new COVID-19 cases, all imported
By Xinhua

A man wearing a face mask walks past residents lining up for COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation site in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2021. (ANDY WONG / AP)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 19 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.

Among the new cases, five each were reported in Shanghai and Guangdong, three in Yunnan, and two each in Zhejiang, Chongqing and Sichuan, the commission said.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to COVID-19 were reported, the commission said. The number of suspected cases stood at two, it said.

Of the new cases, five each were reported in Shanghai and Guangdong, three in Yunnan, and two each in Zhejiang, Chongqing and Sichuan, the National Health Commission said

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There were 24 new asymptomatic cases, all arriving from outside the mainland, it said.

By the end of Thursday, a total of 5,568 imported cases had been reported on the mainland with no deaths.

In total, the mainland had reported 90,566 confirmed cases, including 85,624 recoveries and 4,636 deaths.

There were 306 patients still receiving treatment, five of whom were in severe conditions, the commission said.

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By the end of Thursday, 11,718 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 209 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 49 cases had been reported in the Macao SAR, and 1,086 cases, including 11 deaths, had been reported in Taiwan.

A total of 11,316 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 49 in the Macao SAR, and 1,041 in Taiwan.