(Yicai Global) June 19 -- Chinese health authority said today that it received reports of 32 new confirmed Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which 28 were domestically transmitted and four were imported.

Of the domestically transmitted cases, 25 were reported in Beijing, two in Hebei province and one in Liaoning province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

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

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

As of yesterday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,864 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,773 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 91 were being treated, the commission said.

The commission said four people were discharged from hospitals after recovery yesterday while the number of severe cases increased by four to 13.

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,325 by yesterday, including 293 patients who were still being treated, 78,398 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 5,856 close contacts were still under medical observation while 227 people were discharged from medical observation yesterday.

Also yesterday, five new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. The commission said 110 suspected asymptomatic cases, including 60 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 1,124 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 1,072 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macau and 434 in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Editor: Xia Ruirui