Chinese mainland reports 17 new imported COVID-19 cases

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 17 imported COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.

Of the cases, five were reported in Guangdong, four each in Shanghai and Yunnan, and one each in Jiangsu, Fujian, Shandong and Guangxi, the commission said, adding that one of them was previously an asymptomatic case.

One suspected case arriving from outside the mainland was reported Thursday in Shanghai, and no new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported, the commission added.