A staff member registers itinerary of people on a vehicle at an expressway entry in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
Of the new local cases, 56 were reported in Inner Mongolia and 10 in Heilongjiang.
Also reported were 16 new imported cases in five provincial-level regions, according to the commission.
Three new suspected case arriving from outside the mainland were reported in Shanghai and no new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Thursday, it added.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 98,993 by Thursday, including 972 patients still receiving treatment, of whom 10 were in severe condition.
A total of 93,385 patients had been discharged from hospitals on the mainland, and 4,636 had died as a result of the virus.
A total of 24 asymptomatic cases were newly reported Thursday, of whom 14 were from outside the mainland. Enditem
Staff members guide vehicles at an expressway entry in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
A customer registers information at a pharmacy in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Staff members check a vehicle at an expressway exit in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
A staff member checks nucleic acid testing results of people on a vehicle at an expressway entry in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Customers register information and have body temperature measured at a pharmacy in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
A police officer stops a vehicle for checkup at an expressway exit in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 3, 2021. The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases including 10 in Heilongjiang, the National Health Commission said on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
