This undated photo shows a medical worker taking a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid testing in Beijing. (PHOTO / VCG)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 3,933 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
Altogether 28,894 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 3,378 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Friday, said the commission in its daily report.
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Friday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,233.