Two men wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus walk along a street in Beijing, capital of China, May 7, 2021. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / AP)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 16 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.

Of the new cases, eight were reported in Guangdong, three in Shanghai, and one each in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan and Shaanxi, according to the commission.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, it added.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 90,799 by Tuesday, including 302 patients still receiving treatment

A total of 5,801 imported cases had been reported on the mainland by the end of Tuesday. Among them, 5,522 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 279 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 90,799 by Tuesday, including 302 patients still receiving treatment.

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A total of 85,861 patients had been discharged following recovery, and 4,636 had died from the disease.

There was one suspected COVID-19 case on the mainland on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, 11 new asymptomatic cases were reported, all arriving from outside the mainland. There were a total of 319 asymptomatic cases, including 313 imported ones, under medical observation.

By the end of Tuesday, 11,812 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 210 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 49 cases had been reported in the Macao SAR, and 1,210 cases, including 12 deaths, had been reported in Taiwan.

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A total of 11,503 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 49 in the Macao SAR, and 1,093 in Taiwan.

More than 342.69 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Tuesday, the commission said.