Mainland reports 1,452 new local COVID-19 cases

A staff member guides students to enter an exam site of the 2022 senior high school entrance examination in Pinggu district of Beijing, China, June 24, 2022.
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BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 1,452 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 254,112 on the mainland as of Friday

Altogether 10,351 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 500 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Friday, said the commission in its daily report.

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The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 254,112 on the mainland as of Friday.

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