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Chinese mainland reports 8 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated: December 26, 2020 11:23 Xinhua

BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Dec 25 reported 20 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including eight locally transmitted cases and 12 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Dec 26.

Six of the locally transmitted cases were reported in Northeast China's Liaoning province, while two were reported in Beijing, the commission said in its daily report.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to the disease were reported on Dec 25.

Twelve COVID-19 patients on the Chinese mainland were discharged from hospitals following recovery on Dec 25.

By the end of Dec 25, a total of 4,193 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Among them, 3,919 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 274 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 86,933 by Dec 25, including 328 patients still receiving treatment.

A total of 81,971 patients had been discharged following recovery on the mainland, and 4,634 had died as a result of the virus, according to the commission.

There were no suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Dec 25, and 12,055 close contacts remained under medical observation.

Dec 25 saw 19 asymptomatic cases newly reported, 17 of whom arrived from outside the mainland. No asymptomatic case was re-categorized as a confirmed case.

A total of 245 asymptomatic cases were under medical observation, of whom 202 arrived from outside the mainland.

By the end of Dec 25, 8,481 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 136 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 46 cases in the Macao SAR, and 780 cases, including seven deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 7,317 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, 46 in the Macao SAR, and 640 in Taiwan.

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