Chinese mainland reports 183 new local COVID-19 cases

Staff members prepare medical materials for nucleic acid tests at a COVID-19 testing site in a residential community of Nankai District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 20, 2022. (ZHAO ZISHUO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 183 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 37 in Guangdong and 36 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission's report Thursday.

Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226

A total of 1,005 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 222 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 243,740.

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Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.