Chinese mainland reports 65 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
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A medical worker collects a swab sample for nucleic acid test in Ruili City of southwest China's Yunnan province, on July 5, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 65 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including eight locally transmitted cases and 57 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

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

Of the imported cases, 41 were reported in Yunnan, four in Guangdong, three each in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hubei, one each in Beijing, Fujian, and Sichuan, the commission said.

There were 527 active imported cases as of Monday. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while 22 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 92,342 and the cumulative death toll was 4,636 as of Monday.