BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Nov 14 reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Nov 15.

A total of 13 imported COVID-19 cases were reported across the mainland on Nov 14, the commission said in its daily report.

Nov 14 also saw one new suspected case recorded in Shanghai, who had arrived from outside the mainland, and no new deaths related to the disease were reported, it added.

Sixteen COVID-19 patients on the Chinese mainland were discharged from hospitals after recovery on Nov 14.

By the end of Nov 14, a total of 3,693 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Among them, 3,337 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 356 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 86,338 by on Nov 14, including 385 patients still receiving treatment, four of whom were in severe conditions.

A total of 81,319 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland, among whom 4,634 had died of the disease, according to the commission.

There were two suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland by on Nov 14. A total of 15,032 close contacts remained under medical observation.

on Nov 14 saw six asymptomatic cases newly reported, all arriving from outside the mainland. On the same day, four asymptomatic cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases.

A total of 613 asymptomatic cases were under medical observation, with 423 arriving from outside the mainland.

By the end of Nov 14, 5,444 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 108 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 46 cases in the Macao SAR, and 600 cases, including seven deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 5,187 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, 46 in the Macao SAR, and 535 in Taiwan.