Chinese mainland reports 87 new local COVID-19 cases

A property management employee disinfects a resident who just finished COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province, June 12, 2021. (DENG HUA/ XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland Saturday reported 87 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 26 in Gansu and 23 in Guangxi, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 221,665 on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday

Altogether 782 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in 13 provincial-level regions on Saturday.

A total of 123 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Saturday, said the commission.

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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 221,665 on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday.

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