Chinese mainland reports 42 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 55 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 42 were locally transmitted and the rest arrived from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

Of the locally transmitted cases, 40 were reported in North China's Hebei province, and one each in Beijing and Heilongjiang province, the commission said in its daily report.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to the disease were reported.