BEIJING (Xinhua): Chinese health authority said Friday (April 17) that it received reports of 26 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the mainland Thursday, of which 15 were imported.
The other 11 new cases were domestically transmitted, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, noting that five cases were reported in Guangdong Province, three in Heilongjiang Province, two in Shandong Province and one in Liaoning Province.
According to the commission, 52 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery Thursday, while the number of severe cases decreased by 6 to 89. The commission said that 62 people, including 57 from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus. Also on Thursday, 66 new asymptomatic cases, including three from abroad, were reported on the mainland. A total of 10 asymptomatic cases, of which six were imported, were re-categorized as confirmed cases, and 50 were discharged from medical observation including eight imported cases, according to the commission.
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