Commuters wearing face masks ride bicycles across an intersection in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 22, 2020. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / AP)

BEIJING - No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday across the Chinese mainland while 14 fresh imported infections were posted, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Of the new imported cases, eight were reported in Shanghai, three in Guangdong, two in Sichuan and one in Fujian, the commission said in its daily report.

Eight of the new imported cases were reported in Shanghai, three in Guangdong, two in Sichuan and one in Fujian, the National Health Commission said

Two new suspected cases from outside the mainland were reported in Shanghai, the commission added. 

No additional deaths related to the disease were reported.

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Another 16 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery, said the commission, adding that there were 245 patients still being treated, two of whom were in severe condition.

By the end of Wednesday, a total of 3,167 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Of them, 2,933 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 234 remained hospitalized. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

As of Wednesday, the total number of confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 85,729, including 80,850 recoveries and 4,634 deaths, the commission said.

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There were five suspected cases on the mainland, while 8,473 close contacts were still under medical observation after 623 were released from observation, according to the commission.

Twenty-five new asymptomatic cases, all arriving from outside the mainland, were reported, the commission said. One asymptomatic case was re-categorized as confirmed case.

The commission added that 406 asymptomatic cases, including 405 from outside the mainland, were still under medical observation.

By Wednesday, 5,269 confirmed cases, including 105 deaths, had been reported in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), while 46 cases had been reported in Macao SAR, and 544 cases, including seven deaths, in Taiwan.

A total of 5,004 COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong SAR, 46 in Macao SAR and 495 in Taiwan had been discharged from hospitals after recovery.