Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 22 locally transmitted
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A health worker collects swab sample from a resident for COVID-19 test in Xianyou County, Putian City, east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 12, 2021. Xianyou County has classified Fengting Town as a COVID-19 high-risk area after new local infections were reported. (Photo: Xinhua)

The Chinese mainland reported 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 22 domestically transmitted and 27 imported, the National Health Commission said Monday.

The local cases were all reported in Fujian, the commission said in its daily report.

Of the imported cases, 17 were reported in Yunnan, five in Shanghai, three in Guangdong, one each in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

There were 751 active cases on Chinese mainland as of Sunday, six of whom were in severe conditions. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while 38 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 95,248, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.