A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Aug 26, 2022. (GUO CHENG / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 4,031 locally transmitted, confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
Altogether 17,134 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 3,767 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Wednesday, said the commission in its daily report.
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Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,235.