The Chinese mainland reported 20 new imported COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,248, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Volunteer Ekebar Emet publicizes epidemic prevention measures at a community in Tianshan district of Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 3, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Of the new imported cases, 11 were reported in Shanghai, two in Inner Mongolia, two in Shaanxi, one in Hebei, one in Shanxi, one in Fujian, one in Guangdong, and one in Sichuan, the commission said in its daily report.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has identified 137 new asymptomatic cases of COVID-19.

Among all the imported cases, 2,993 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 255 remained hospitalized, the commission said.

No deaths had been reported from the imported cases.