BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Feb 26 reported 112 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Feb 27.
According to the commission's daily report, Guangdong reported 48 of the new local infections, and Inner Mongolia reported 38. For other provincial-level regions, Guangxi reported seven cases, Liaoning reported six, Tianjin and Sichuan each reported three, while Beijing, Jiangsu and Yunnan each reported two, and Shanxi reported one.
A total of 127 imported COVID-19 cases were reported on Feb 26, said the commission.
Seven new suspected cases, all arriving from outside the mainland, were reported in Shanghai, said the commission, adding that no deaths from COVID-19 were reported on the day.
A total of 100 asymptomatic cases were newly reported on Feb 26, of whom 78 arrived from outside the mainland, according to the commission.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on the Chinese mainland, both local and imported, has risen to 109,092 by Feb 26.
There were 2,588 patients still under treatment on Feb 26, of whom 19 were in severe condition. A total of 4,636 patients had died of the virus on the mainland since the outbreak of the disease.