(Yicai Global) June 20 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 27 new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which 23 were domestically transmitted and four were imported.

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

Among the imported cases, three were reported in Guangdong province and one in Shanghai, according to the commission.

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

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,868 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,785 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 83 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said 12 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday while the number of severe cases remained 13.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,352 by yesterday, including 308 patients who were still being treated, 78,410 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

The commission said 11 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

It added that 6,023 close contacts were still under medical observation while 232 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, seven new asymptomatic cases, including five from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 108 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 57 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,127 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 1,074 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 434 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui