Yuan Qingyi, a medical worker from central China's Henan Province, takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid testing in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug 11, 2022. (GUO CHENG / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,133 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
Altogether 7,691 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226
A total of 343 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Wednesday, said the commission in its daily report.
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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 253,163 on the mainland as of Wednesday.
Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.