Mainland reports 140 new local virus cases, 69 in Shanghai

A medic takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Haidian district of Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2022. (REN CHAO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland Sunday reported 140 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 69 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Monday.

Shanghai also reported 869 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus Sunday, out of a total of 1,019 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the Chinese mainland

Apart from Shanghai, eight other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new local COVID-19 cases, including 39 in Beijing.

Shanghai also reported 869 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus Sunday, out of a total of 1,019 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the mainland.

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Following the recovery of 627 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospital on Sunday, there were 5,661 confirmed COVID-19 cases receiving treatment in hospitals across the Chinese mainland.

Four new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Shanghai, according to the commission.