Medical workers collect swab samples from residents for COVID-19 testing in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, July 21, 2021. (LI BO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 12 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 11 of which were reported in Jiangsu and one in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.

The mainland also reported 38 new imported cases, of which 21 were reported in Yunnan, seven in Guangdong, five in Sichuan, two each in Shanghai and Shaanxi, and one in Hunan.

By the end of Wednesday, the mainland had reported a total of 92,414 confirmed cases, 87,140 recoveries and 4,636 deaths

One suspected case that arrived from outside the mainland was reported in Shanghai, the commission said, adding that no additional deaths were reported.

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There were 638 patients still receiving treatment, 16 of whom were in severe condition, it said.

By the end of Wednesday, the mainland had reported a total of 92,414 confirmed cases, 87,140 recoveries and 4,636 deaths. A total of 7,125 imported cases had been reported with no fatalities.

Also on Wednesday, there were 18 newly reported asymptomatic cases, of which 11 were from outside the mainland and seven from Jiangsu. 

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By the end of Wednesday, 11,970 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 212 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 56 cases in the Macao SAR, and 15,478 cases, including 778 deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 11,688 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 53 in the Macao SAR, and 12,382 in Taiwan.

More than 1.49 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the mainland as of Wednesday, the commission said.