Health workers collect swab samples at a COVID-19 nucleic testing site in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, July 31, 2021. (XINHUA / CHEN ZEGUO)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 2,277 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Sunday saw two new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,229
Altogether 24,547 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 982 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report.
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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery had reached 261,123 on the mainland.
Sunday saw two new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,229.