Chinese mainland reports 374 new local COVID-19 cases

A medical worker from east China's Zhejiang Province takes a swab sample from a child for nucleic acid test at a community in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China, April 4, 2022. (ZHANG JIANSONG / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 374 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 78 in Shanxi and 62 in Xinjiang, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.

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

A total of 1,386 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

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A total of 261 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 244,997.

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

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