Published: 11:48, July 1, 2020 | Updated: 23:24, June 5, 2023
Mainland reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, all in Beijing
By Xinhua

Residents have their throat swab samples taken at a newly-adopted mobile testing vehicle in Xicheng district in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2020. (JU HUANZONG / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Chinese health authorities said Wednesday that it received reports of three newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, all transmitted domestically. 

All three cases were reported in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths related to COVID-19 were reported Tuesday, according to the commission.

On Tuesday, 10 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery.

From June 11 to 30, Beijing has reported 328 confirmed local cases, of which 326 were still hospitalized, according to the municipal health commission

As of Tuesday, the overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,534, including 421 patients who were still being treated, with seven in severe conditions.

Altogether, 78,479 people had been discharged after recovery and 4,634 people had died of the disease, the commission said.

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By Tuesday, the Chinese mainland had reported a total of 1,918 imported cases. Out of those cases, 1,839 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 79 remained hospitalized, with no one in severe condition. No deaths from imported cases had been reported.

The commission said two new suspected cases, which were imported from overseas, were reported in Shanghai Tuesday, bringing the existing number of suspected cases to eight on the mainland.

According to the commission, 6,479 close contacts were still under medical observation after 703 people were released from medical observation Tuesday.

Three new asymptomatic cases, all imported from abroad, were reported on the mainland Tuesday, it said. One asymptomatic case was re-categorized as a confirmed case Tuesday.

The commission said 100 asymptomatic cases, including 63 imported from abroad, were still under medical observation.

Other than the three new local cases, there were no reports of new suspected or asymptomatic cases in Beijing Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday, adding that one person was discharged from hospital after recovery.

From June 11 to 30, Beijing has reported 328 confirmed local cases, of which 326 were still hospitalized. There were still 26 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, according to the commission. 

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By Tuesday, 1,205 confirmed cases, including seven deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 46 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 447 in Taiwan, including seven deaths.

A total of 1,107 patients in the Hong Kong SAR, 45 in the Macao SAR, and 437 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.