People are vaccinated at medical centers in Beijing's Xicheng district, on Jan 3, 2021. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)

The Chinese mainland reported 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, two locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

Of new imported cases, four were detected in Fujian, three in Shanghai, three in Guangdong, two in Shaanxi, and each in Beijing and Shandong, the commission said in its daily report.

There were 209 active imported cases as of Sunday. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while seven COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on Sunday.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 90,426 and the cumulative death toll was 4,636 as of Sunday.