BEIJING — Chinese health authority said on May 28 that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on May 27.

Two imported cases were reported on the mainland, with one in Shanghai and the other in Fujian, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths related to the disease were reported, according to the commission.

On May 27, eight patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by one to four.

As of May 27, a total of 82,995 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.

Altogether 78,288 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of May 27, the commission said, adding that there were 73 patients still being treated.

By May 27, the mainland had reported a total of 1,734 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,688 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 46 remained hospitalized. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

Five people were suspected of being infected with the virus by May 27, the commission said, noting that four of the cases were imported from overseas.

A total of 5,641 close contacts were still under medical observation by May 27, said the commission.

Also on May 27, 23 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. No cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases, and 14 asymptomatic cases were discharged from medical observation.

The commission said 413 asymptomatic cases, including 24 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

By May 27, 1,066 confirmed cases including four deaths had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 45 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 441 in Taiwan including seven deaths.

A total of 1,034 patients in Hong Kong, 45 in Macao, and 419 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.