BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authority said Wednesday that it received reports of 12 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, of whom nine were domestically transmitted and three were imported.

Of the domestically transmitted cases, seven were reported in Beijing and two in its neighboring Hebei Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

No deaths related to the disease were reported Tuesday, according to the commission.