BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 2,027 confirmed COVID-19 cases for Sunday (Mar 20), the country's national health authority said on Monday, compared with 1,737 a day earlier.

Of the new cases, 1,947 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, compared with 1,656 a day earlier.

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, stood at 2,492 compared with 2,316 a day earlier.

There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll unchanged at 4,638.

As of Sunday, mainland China had confirmed 132,226 COVID-19 cases.