Chinese mainland reports 11 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-11-16 09:27

Medical worker Zhou Wenjing works at a "Falcon" air-inflated testing lab for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Nov 15, 2021. A set of "Falcon" air-inflated testing lab has been put into use since Nov 11 in Dalian for massive nucleic acid tests. The lab is capable of screening up to 80,000 samples every day. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 11 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.

Of the new local cases, seven were reported in Liaoning, two in Heilongjiang, and one each in Beijing and Yunnan.

Also reported were 11 new imported cases, according to the commission.

One new suspected case arriving from outside the mainland were reported in Shanghai on Monday, said the commission.

No new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported on Monday, it added.