Chinese mainland reports 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2 locally transmitted
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The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 30 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including two locally transmitted cases and 28 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

A medical worker collects a swab sample for nucleic acid test in Ruili City of southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 8, 2021. Ruili City on Wednesday closed off its city proper and asked all residents to undergo home quarantine. (Photo: Xinhua)

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

Of the imported cases, 11 were reported in Yunnan, five in Hunan, four in Fujian, three in Shanghai, two each in Zhejiang and Shaanxi and one in Guangdong, the commission said.

There were 469 active imported cases as of Friday. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while 28 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 92,213 and the cumulative death toll was 4,636 as of Friday.