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The Chinese mainland reported 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 23 locally transmitted and 9 imported, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

Twenty locally transmitted cases were detected in Hebei, and one each in Beijing, Liaoning and Heilongjiang.

Three each new imported cases were detected in Guangdong and Shaanxi, two in Shanghai, and one in Tianjin, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

A total of 4,063 imported cases had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 285 remained hospitalized, including four in severe conditions, the commission said.