Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases

Beijing, Aug 10 : Chinese health authority said on Monday it received reports of 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, including 35 imported cases and 14 locally-transmitted ones.



All the 14 locally-transmitted cases were reported in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said in its daily report, Xinhua reported.



One new suspected Covid-19 case, which was imported from outside the mainland, was reported in Shanghai Municipality.



No deaths related to the disease were reported Sunday.

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Source: IANS