Mainland reports 208 new local, confirmed COVID-19 cases

Medical workers from South China's Guangdong province test nucleic acid samples in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Aug 11, 2022. (GUO CHENG / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 208 locally transmitted, confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

Altogether 587 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 300 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, said the National Health Commission in its report

A total of 300 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, said the commission in its report.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 246,629 on the Chinese mainland as of Monday.

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