BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Oct 11 reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Oct 12.

Among these cases, five were reported in Yunnan, three in Shanghai, and one each in Liaoning, Fujian, Sichuan and Shaanxi, according to the commission.

No new suspected cases or new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Oct 11, said the commission.

A total of 9,315 imported cases had been reported on the mainland by the end of Oct 11. Among them, 8,829 had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, and 486 remained hospitalized. No deaths had been reported among the imported cases.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 96,435 by Oct 11, including 669 patients still receiving treatment, none of whom was in severe condition.

A total of 91,130 patients had been discharged from hospitals following recovery on the mainland, and 4,636 had died as a result of the virus.

A total of 14 asymptomatic cases imported from outside the mainland were newly reported. There were a total of 364 asymptomatic cases, of whom 349 were imported, under medical observation as of Oct 11.

By the end of Oct 11, 12,268 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 213 deaths, had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 77 cases had been reported in the Macao SAR, and 16,305 cases, including 846 deaths, had been reported in Taiwan.

A total of 11,953 COVID-19 patients in the Hong Kong SAR had been discharged from hospitals following recovery, while 64 had been discharged in the Macao SAR, and 13,742 had been discharged in Taiwan.