Residents line up to take the nucleic acid tests in Chongqing, China, on Nov 22, 2022. (PHOTO / THE PAPER VIA CHINA DAILY)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 3,588 locally transmitted, confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.
Altogether 13,004 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 3,743 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Thursday, said the commission in its daily report.
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Thursday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,235.