No new local coronavirus cases for third day in row in China

China reported domestically transmitted coronavirus cases for third consecutive day even as seven more fatalities have been confirmed, taking death toll in country to 3255.

new domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 were reported on Chinese mainland for third day in a row on Friday, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.

On Friday, seven deaths and 36 new suspected cases were reported on mainland, with all deaths reported from virus epicentre Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan, it said.

overall confirmed cases on mainland h reached 81,008 by end of Friday, which included 3,255 who died, 6,013 patients still undergoing treatment, 71,740 patients who h been discharged after recovery, NHC said.

commission said that 106 people were still suspected of being infected with virus.

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NHC said 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on Chinese mainland on Friday from people arriving from abro, taking total number of imported cases to 269.

While reporting about a stey increase in imported cases, NHC did t specify wher infected persons were foreigners or Chinese nationals returning from abro.

China has imposed strict quarantine measures for all those returning from or countries. 

Of imported cases on Friday, 14 were reported in Beijing, nine in Shanghai, seven in Guangdong Province and four in Fujian Province.

Provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong and Shaanxi each reported two cases and Sichuan reported one.

By end of Friday, 256 confirmed cases including four deaths h been reported in Hong Kong, 17 confirmed cases in Macao and 135 in Taiwan including two deaths, NHC said. 

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