COVID-19: 54 of 55 new confirmed cases on Chinese mainland are arrivals from overseas
Updated 11:12, 27-Mar-2020
CGTN

A total of 55 new COVID-19 cases, 54 arrivals from overseas, and five more deaths were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday midnight, according to China's National Health Commission.

Only one domestic case was reported in China's Zhejiang Province. Central China's Hubei Province reported zero new case of COVID-19.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 81,340, with the cumulative death toll of 3,292.

On the same day, Chinese health authorities said 537 patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 74,588.

The latest numbers of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 453 (110 recovered, 4 dead)

Macao: 33 (10 recovered)

Taiwan: 252 (29 recovered, 2 dead)