From CNN's Eric Cheung in Hong Kong and Steven Jiang in Beijing

China's National Health Commission announced 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus this morning, the highest number in at least a month.

The vast majority of the new infections were imported, with 98 of those diagnosed bringing the virus with them from overseas.

But there were also 10 locally transmitted cases -- seven in the northeastern Heilongjiang province, and three in Guangdong province in the south of the country.

Despite being the original epicenter for the coronavirus pandemic, China has seen a dramatic reduction in cases over the past month and has recently begun to remove strict lockdown provisions across the country.

But officials are now concerned about a second wave of infections brought into China from overseas.

The total number of cases reported officially in the country is now 82,160, with 3,341 deaths.