BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 20 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including eight locally transmitted cases and 12 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
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 Friday.
Twelve COVID-19 patients on the Chinese mainland were discharged from hospitals following recovery on Friday.
By the end of Friday, 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 Friday, 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 Friday, and 12,055 close contacts remained under medical observation. Enditem
