BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

A total of 28 confirmed cases arriving from outside the mainland were reported, the commission said in its daily report. Of the new imported cases, nine were reported in Shannxi, seven in Shanghai, four in Hubei, two each in Zhejiang, Guangdong and Sichuan, and one each in Shanxi and Fujian.

Four new suspected COVID-19 cases, all arriving from outside the mainland, were reported in Shanghai. No new deaths related to the disease were reported, the commission said.

By the end of Saturday, a total of 3,571 imported cases had been reported on the mainland. Of them, 3,224 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 347 remained hospitalized. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported.

As of Saturday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland had reached 86,212. Of them, 410 patients were still being treated, including seven in severe condition.

Altogether 81,168 patients had been discharged after recovery, and 4,634 had died of the disease on the mainland, the commission said.

There were six suspected COVID-19 cases on the mainland, while 16,618 close contacts were still under medical observation after 924 were discharged Saturday, according to the commission.  ■