The Chinese mainland reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, nine locally transmitted and 10 imported, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

A medical worker carries cardboard boxes for medical waste inside a quarantine hotel in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 31, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Five locally transmitted cases were detected in Beijing and four in Liaoning. Five new imported cases were reported in Shanghai and two in Guangdong, one each in Fujian, Yunnan and Shannxi, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

A total of 4,006 imported cases had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 267 remained hospitalized, including three in severe conditions, the commission said.