<span style="color: #222222;">The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which eight were locally transmitted and 14 arrived from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Saturday.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Seven of the locally transmitted cases were reported in northeast China's Liaoning Province, and one in Beijing, the commission said in its daily report.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The 53-year-old man, who lives in Beijing's Shunyi District, is a close contact of a confirmed case reported previously and tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the quarantine, according to the city's health commission.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The city has tightened its epidemic prevention measures.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 87,093 by Friday, including 383 patients still receiving treatment.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">4,634 had died as a result of the virus, according to the commission.</span><br />''  <br />