Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

The Citizens wearing face masks take a walk at a park in south China's Hong Kong, March 7, 2021. Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 16 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking its total tally to 11,090. 

The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.

A total of 19 new imported COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report.

No new suspected cases or new deaths related to the disease were reported, it added.

On Sunday, nine COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals following their recovery.

By the end of Sunday, a total of 5,091 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Among them, 4,916 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 175 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 89,994 by Sunday, including 183 patients still receiving treatment.

A total of 85,175 patients had been discharged following a recovery on the mainland, and 4,636 had died of the disease.

There was one suspected COVID-19 case on the mainland by the end of Sunday, and 4,379 close contacts remained under medical observation.

Sunday also saw 17 asymptomatic cases newly reported, all arriving from outside the mainland. On the same day, two asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases.

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