The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 39 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
Of the new local cases, 17 were reported in Liaoning, eight in Henan, five in Hebei, four in Heilongjiang, two each in Jiangxi and Yunnan, and one in Sichuan.
Also reported were 15 new imported cases, according to the commission.
One confirmed COVID-19 patient in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, was found to have transmitted the virus to 13 other people who share space with the patient. Elevators and offices have great risk for viral transmission.
The 37-year-old patient infected his wife, daughter, parents-in-law as well as four of his colleagues and five neighbors living in the same building.
The man was firstly infected after dining with another confirmed case who returned Chengdu from another province. He became a confirmed patient on November 5.