SHANGHAI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai reported 10 imported COVID-19 cases and no domestically transmitted cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.

Four of the cases were Chinese nationals who left Ghana, Spain, the United States and Mauritania, respectively, and arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport over last week.

The other six cases involved Chinese, Russian and Armenian nationals departing from Armenia and Russia to arrive at the same airport on Oct. 2.

All of the patients have been sent to a designated medical institution for treatment. A total of 350 people in close contact with the patients on flights have been put under quarantine.

The municipal health commission said a total of 680 imported cases had been reported in Shanghai by Sunday. Among them, 622 patients were discharged from hospital after recovery, and 58 continued to receive treatment in hospitals with one in severe condition.

By Sunday, the municipality had reported 342 locally transmitted confirmed cases, including seven deaths. Enditem

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