Chinese mainland reports 107 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Jan 12 reported 115 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 107 were locally transmitted and the rest arrived from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Jan 13.

Of the locally transmitted cases, 90 were reported in North China's Hebei province, 16 in Heilongjiang province and one in Shanxi province, the commission said in its daily report.

One new suspected case arriving from outside the mainland was reported in Shanghai, but no deaths related to the disease were reported on Jan 12.

By the end of Jan 12, a total of 4,451 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Among them, 4,165 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 286 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 87,706 by Jan 12, including 784 patients still receiving treatment, 21 of whom were in severe condition.

A total of 82,288 patients had been discharged following recovery on the mainland, and 4,634 had died of the disease, according to the commission.

There was one suspected COVID-19 case on the mainland on Jan 12, and 30,114 close contacts remained under medical observation.

Jan 12 saw 38 asymptomatic cases newly reported, of whom three arrived from outside the mainland. On the same day, 42 asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed ones.

A total of 556 asymptomatic cases were under medical observation, of whom 256 arrived from outside the mainland.

By the end of Jan 12, 9,343 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 160 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 46 cases in the Macao SAR, and 838 cases, including seven deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 8,524 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 46 in the Macao SAR, and 730 in Taiwan.