China's National Health Commission said Sunday that it received reports of 23 newly confirmed coronavirus patients in the mainland Saturday, one of whom is a locally-infected patient in Liaoning. Beijing reported two new confirmed \patients on Friday, local health authorities said on Saturday. Both are close contacts of an imported confirmed patient registered on Monday, said the Beijing municipal health commission. By the end of Saturday, 4,115 imported patients had been reported in the mainland. The total number of confirmed coronavirus patients in the mainland reached 86,829 by Saturday, including 309 still receiving treatment.

Source: The Standard December 20, 2020 08:03 UTC