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Friday, October 16, 2020, 11:30
Virus: Chinese mainland sees no new local cases, 24 imported
By Xinhua
Friday, October 16, 2020, 11:30 By Xinhua

BEIJING - No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday across the Chinese mainland while 24 new imported cases were posted, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Of the new imported cases, 11 were reported in Shanghai, five in Inner Mongolia, two in Tianjin, Jiangsu and Guangdong each, and one in Fujian and Chongqing each, the National Health Commission said

Of the new imported cases, 11 were reported in Shanghai, five in Inner Mongolia, two in Tianjin, Jiangsu and Guangdong each, and one in Fujian and Chongqing each, the commission said in its daily report.

One new suspected case from outside the mainland was posted in Shanghai, the commission said.

No additional deaths related to the disease were reported.

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Another 11 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, the commission said, adding that there were 253 patients still being treated, with four in severe condition.

By the end of Thursday, a total of 3,084 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Of them, 2,844 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 240 remained hospitalized. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

So far, a total of 85,646 confirmed cases had been reported on the mainland, including 80,759 recoveries and 4,634 deaths, the commission said.

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There were five suspected cases on the mainland, according to the commission, while 8,179 close contacts were still under medical observation after 855 were released from observation.

Ten new asymptomatic cases, all from outside the mainland, were reported, and two asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed ones, all from outside the mainland.

According to the commission, 376 asymptomatic cases, including 375 from outside the mainland, were still under medical observation.

By Thursday, 5,213 confirmed cases, including 105 deaths, had been reported in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 46 cases reported in Macao SAR, and 531 cases, including seven deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 4,943 COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong SAR, 46 in Macao SAR and 491 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.  


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