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 Monday reported 4,988 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
Altogether 22,859 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
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A total of 3,198 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Monday, said the commission in its daily report.
Monday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,235.