(Yicai Global) June 18 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 28 new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which 24 were domestically transmitted and four were imported.

Of the domestically transmitted cases, 21 were reported in Beijing, two in Hebei province and one in Tianjin, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

Among the imported cases, two were reported in Shanghai, one in Gansu province and one in Shaanxi 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 1,860 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,769 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 91 were being treated, the commission said.

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

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,293 by yesterday, including 265 patients who were still being treated, 78,394 people who had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 people who died of the disease.

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

It added that 5,220 close contacts were still under medical observation while 153 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, eight new asymptomatic cases, including two from abroad, were reported on the mainland. The commission said 111 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 63 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,120 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including four deaths), 45 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 445 in Taiwan (including seven deaths).

A total of 1,071 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 434 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui