In this undated file photo, a first batch of 660 tourists stranded in Haikou, Hainan province, due to a recent outbreak of COVID-19 on the island, have their ticket information checked at Haikou Meilan International Airport before boarding flights back home. (PHOTO/CHINA NEWS SERVICE)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 250 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 91 were in Hainan province, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 229,165 on the Chinese mainland as of Friday
Altogether 1,106 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Friday, including 419 in Tibet and 229 in Hainan, said the commission in its report.
A total of 691 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Friday.
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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 229,165 on the Chinese mainland as of Friday.
Friday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission.