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BEIJING, April 23-- Chinese health authority said Thursday that it received reports of 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland Wednesday, of which six were imported. The other four new cases were domestically transmitted, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, noting that three cases were reported in Heilongjiang Province and the other one in Guangdong Province. No death or suspected case was reported Wednesday on the mainland. According to the commission, 56 people were discharged from hospitals after recovery Wednesday, while the number of severe cases dropped by 15 to 63. As of Wednesday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,616 imported cases. Of the cases, 823 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 793 were being treated with 37 in severe conditions, said the commission. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported, it added. The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,798 by Wednesday, including 959 patients who were still being treated and 77,207 people who had been discharged after recovery, the commission said. Altogether 4,632 people had died of the disease, it said. The commission said that 20 people, including 16 from abroad, were still suspected of being infected with the virus. It added that 8,429 close contacts were still under medical observation. On Wednesday, 824 people were discharged from medical observation. | 
