A health worker collects nucleic acid sample from a resident for COVID-19 test at a community in Jiangning District of Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province, July 24, 2021. (JI CHUNPENG / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 214 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Altogether 1,123 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified
Altogether 1,123 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 270 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, said the commission in its report.
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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 249,776 on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday.
Thursday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.