BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 81 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.

Of the locally transmitted cases, 38 were reported in Jiangsu, 24 in Henan, seven in Yunnan, six each in Hubei and Hunan, according to the commission.

Also reported were 15 new imported cases, of which six were reported in Shanghai, four in Yunnan, three in Guangdong and two in Sichuan.

Three suspected cases arriving from outside the mainland were newly reported in Shanghai on Saturday.

No deaths related to COVID-19 were newly reported, the commission added.

Hubei reports 6 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases

WUHAN - Central China's Hubei Province reported six new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic cases on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.

All the locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 patients and asymptomatic cases were registered in the provincial capital Wuhan.

By the end of Saturday, there were 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hubei, including 37 locally transmitted cases. There were also 65 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, among whom 41 were locally transmitted.