Yuan Qingyi, a medical worker from central China's Henan Province, takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid testing in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug 11, 2022. (GUO CHENG / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 843 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
Altogether 6,632 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
Monday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226
A total of 263 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Monday, said the commission in its daily report.
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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 252,543 on the mainland as of Monday.
Monday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.