(Yicai Global) June 21 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 26 new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which 25 were domestically transmitted and one was imported.

Of the domestically transmitted cases, 22 were reported in Beijing and three in Hebei province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

The imported case was reported in Fujian province, according to the commission.

No deaths were reported yesterday on the mainland, while three new suspected domestically transmitted cases were reported in Beijing.

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,869 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,787 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 82 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said three people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday while the number of severe cases increased by two to 15.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,378 by yesterday, including 331 patients who were still being treated, 78,413 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

The commission said 13 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

It added that 6,339 close contacts were still under medical observation while 397 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, six new asymptomatic cases, including two from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 111 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 58 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,128 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 446 in Taiwan (including seven deaths).

A total of 1,077 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 434 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui