China has reported 46 new confirmed coronavirus infected people on the mainland as of Wednesday, of which 34 had returned from overseas.
The other 12 new cases were domestically transmitted, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, noting that five cases were reported in Guangdong province, four in Heilongjiang province and three in Beijing, Xinhua reports.
No death was reported Wednesday on the mainland. Four new suspected cases, with three imported in Shanghai and one domestic case in Beijing, were also reported.
According to the commission, 76 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery Wednesday, while the number of severe cases decreased by 18 to 95.
As of Wednesday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,534 imported cases. Of the cases, 636 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 898 patients, 46 of whom were in severe conditions, were being treated, said the commission. There were no deaths among returnees.
The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,341 by Wednesday, including 1,107 patients were still being treated, and 77,892 people who had been discharged after recovery, the commission said.
Altogether 3,342 people had died of the disease in the Chinese mainland, excluding Wuhan and Hubei.
The commission said that 63 people, including 61 from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus.
It added that 8,484 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Wednesday, 521 people were discharged from medical observation.
Also on Wednesday, 64 new asymptomatic cases, including three from abroad, were reported on the mainland. Six asymptomatic cases, two of which were imported, were re-categorized as confirmed cases, and 49 were discharged from medical observation including 12 imported cases, according to the commission.
The commission said 1,032 asymptomatic cases, including 217 from abroad, were still under medical observation.-Photo: China Daily
