Chinese mainland reports 37 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 53 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 37 were locally transmitted and the rest arrived from outside of the mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Thirty-three locally transmitted cases were reported in Hebei, two in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Heilongjiang, the commission said in its daily report.

No new suspected cases or deaths related to COVID-19 were reported.