A woman wearing a face mask walks past a coronavirus prevention poster in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 20, 2020.  (ANDY WONG / AP)

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

Of the new imported cases, five were reported in both Shanghai and Guangdong, three in Sichuan, two in Tianjin, and one each in Beijing, Jiangsu, Fujian and Chongqing, the commission said in its daily report.

Of the new imported cases, five were reported in both Shanghai and Guangdong, three in Sichuan, two in Tianjin, and one each in Beijing, Jiangsu, Fujian and Chongqing, the National Health Commission said

Three new suspected cases from outside the mainland were posted in Shanghai, the commission added. 

No additional deaths related to the disease were reported.

Another 10 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, the commission said, adding that there were 258 patients still being treated, four of whom were in severe condition.

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By the end of Monday, a total of 3,142 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Of them, 2,897 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 245 remained hospitalized. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

So far, a total of 85,704 confirmed cases had been reported on the mainland, including 80,812 patients recoveries and 4,634 deaths, the commission said.

There were six suspected cases on the mainland, according to the commission. 

A total of 8,431 close contacts were still under medical observation after 301 were released from observation.

Twenty-four new asymptomatic cases, all arriving from outside the mainland, were reported, and two asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases.

According to the commission, 403 asymptomatic cases, including 402 from outside the mainland, were still under medical observation.

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By Monday, 5,256 confirmed cases, including 105 deaths, had been reported in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 46 cases had been reported in Macao SAR, and 540 cases, including seven deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 4,982 COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong SAR, 46 in Macao SAR and 493 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.