WUHAN, the city in Central China’s Hubei Province previously hard hit by the novel coronavirus, reported no new asymptomatic cases Sunday, the first time since the provincial capital released figures on the virus carriers showing no symptoms.

The city conducted more than 60,000 nucleic acid tests Sunday, finding no new asymptomatic cases, according to a statement issued yesterday by the municipal health commission.

Wuhan started a campaign May 14 to expand nucleic acid testing in order to better know the number of asymptomatic cases or people who show no clear symptoms despite carrying the virus.

No new asymptomatic cases reported for the first time indicates the campaign has seen apparent effects, said the statement.

The National Health Commission said yesterday that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland Sunday.

A total of 16 imported cases were reported on the mainland. Among them, 11 were reported in Sichuan Province, three in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and two in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths related to the disease or newly suspected cases were reported, according to the commission.

On Sunday, three people were discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases remained three.

As of Sunday, the overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 83,017, including 76 patients who were still being treated, and 78,307 people who had been discharged after recovery.

Altogether 4,634 people had died of the disease, the commission said.

By Sunday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,756 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,694 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 62 remained hospitalized, none in severe conditions. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

Also on Sunday, 16 new asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland. No cases were re-categorized as confirmed cases, and eight asymptomatic cases were discharged from medical observation.

The commission said 397 asymptomatic cases, including 34 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

(Xinhua)