(Yicai Global) May 11 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 17 new confirmed imported Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which seven were imported cases reported in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The other 10 new cases were domestically transmitted, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, noting that five cases were reported in Hubei province, three in Jilin province, one in Liaoning province and one in Heilongjiang province.

No deaths or new suspected cases were reported yesterday on the mainland, the commission said.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,690 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,591 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 99 were being treated with three in severe condition, according to the commission.

The commission said 24 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday, while the number of severe cases decreased by four to nine.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,918 by yesterday, including 141 patients who were still being treated, 78,144 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,633 people who died of the disease.

The commission said three people, all arriving from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

It added that 5,501 close contacts were still under medical observation while 678 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, 12 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. The commission said 780 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 44 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,047 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 440 in Taiwan (including six deaths).

A total of 982 patients in Hong Kong, 41 in Macau and 366 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui