Chinese mainland reports 109 new Covid-19 cases: 93 local cases, 16 imported cases

This photo taken on January 16, 2021 shows residents undergoing Covid-19 coronavirus tests at a makeshift testing centre inside a residential compound in Shijiazhuang, in northern Hebei province, as part of a mass testing programme after the province declared an "emergency state". - AFP

BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua): The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 109 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 93 locally transmitted cases and 16 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Of the locally transmitted cases, 54 were reported in Hebei, 30 in Jilin, seven in Heilongjiang, and two in Beijing, the commission said in its daily report.