Chinese mainland reports 98 new imported COVID-19 cases

Aerial photo shows an under-constructed temporary hospital, converted from an office building, in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2020. The city of Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is building a temporary hospital as pressure mounts to stem the flow of imported novel coronavirus cases. The hospital is converted from an office building and can provide more than 600 patient beds. (Xinhua/Qi Hongxin)

Of the total imported cases, 511 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 867 were being treated in hospitals with 38 in severe condition.

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland reported 98 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,378, the National Health Commission said Monday.

The mainland also reported six new suspected cases Sunday, all imported, the commission said in its daily report.

Of the total imported cases, 511 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 867 were being treated in hospitals with 38 in severe condition, the commission said.

No deaths had been reported from the imported cases. ■