Medical workers pose for a photo during their break at a COVID-19 testing site in Beijing, China, March 18, 2022. (JU HUANZONG / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,656 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 2,157 on Friday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Of the new local infections, 1,191 were reported in the province of Jilin, 158 in Fujian, 51 in Shandong, 51 in Guangdong, and 39 in Liaoning respectively.

The rest of the cases were reported in 15 other provincial-level regions, including Gansu and Tianjin.

A total of 81 imported COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday, said the commission in its daily report.

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