BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Jan 13 reported 143 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Jan 14.

Of the new local cases, 98 were reported in Henan, 34 in Tianjin, eight in Shaanxi, two in Shanghai, and one in Guangdong, the commission said.

Also reported were 58 new imported cases in nine provincial-level regions, according to the commission.

Nine new suspected cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported in Shanghai, and no new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on the day, it added.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 104,580 by Jan 13, including 3,431 patients still receiving treatment, of whom 11 were in severe condition.

A total of 96,513 patients had been discharged from hospitals on the mainland, and 4,636 had died as a result of the virus.

A total of 42 asymptomatic cases were newly reported on Jan 13, 38 of whom arrived from outside the mainland.