Coronavirus | Chinese mainland reports 138 new cases

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday (Jan. 13) recorded 138 new COVID-19 cases – 124 local transmissions and 14 from overseas, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

The domestic cases were reported in northern and northeastern China: 81 in Hebei Province and 43 in Heilongjiang Province.

Seventy-eight new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, while 599 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. 36 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland has reached 87,844, and the death toll stands at 4,635.

The total number of confirmed infections in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and the Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 9,385 (8,584 recoveries, 161 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 842 (731 recoveries, 7 deaths)

(Source: CGTN)