HARBIN -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province reported one new asymptomatic COVID-19 case on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said on Dec 16.

The carrier was reported in the province's border city of Suifenhe and was a close contact of a previously confirmed COVID-19 case.

No confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in the province Tuesday.

As of Tuesday, Heilongjiang had 11 existing confirmed cases -- eight in Suifenhe, two in the city of Dongning and one in Tahe County. The province also had three asymptomatic cases, all in Suifenhe.