The Chinese mainland reported 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 29 domestically transmitted and 14 imported, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

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Among the imported cases, four were reported in Guangdong, two each in Shanghai, Henan, Guangxi and one each in Beijing, Fujian, Shandong and Sichuan, the commission said in its daily report.

Among the local cases 16 were reported in Inner Mongolia, six in Gansu, three each in Beijing and Ningxia and one in Shandong, the commission said.

There were 603 active cases on Chinese mainland as of Monday, with 21 in critical condition. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while 13 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 96,840, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.