The Chinese mainland reported 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, 33 locally transmitted and 9 imported, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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Of local cases, 22 were detected in Heilongjiang Province, ten in Jilin Province and one in Hebei.
Of new imported cases, four were detected in Shanghai, two in Beijing, one each in Tianjin, Hunan and Guangdong the National Health Commission said in its daily report.
A total of 83,314 cases had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 1,614 remained hospitalized, including 68 in severe conditions, the commission said.