BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on March 24 reported 1,301 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 2,010 on March 23, the National Health Commission said on March 25.

Of the new local infections, 1,110 were reported in the province of Jilin, 27 in Shanghai, 25 in Tianjin, 24 in Hebei, 23 each in Heilongjiang and Jiangxi and 17 in Fujian.

The rest of the cases were reported in 11 other provincial-level regions, including Shandong and Henan.

A total of 65 imported COVID-19 cases were reported on March 24, said the commission in its daily report.

March 24 also saw the reporting of 3,622 asymptomatic cases, including 3,489 local ones, according to the commission.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on the mainland, both local and imported, was 140,651 as of March 24.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases currently undergoing treatment stood at 26,892, of whom 50 were in severe condition. A total of 4,638 patients had died of the virus on the mainland since the outbreak of the disease.