The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 23 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 11 locally transmitted cases and 12 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

People wait in line for COVID-19 tests in Tianhe district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Sunday. (Photo: China News Service)

The locally transmitted cases were reported in Guangdong Province, the commission said in its daily report.

Of the imported cases, seven were reported in Shanghai, two in Guangdong, two in Sichuan, one in Jiangsu.

There were 289 active imported cases as of Monday. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while 14 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 91,122, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.