Mainland reports 337 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

A child rides in the front basket of a bicycle as a woman pedals along a street in Beijing on Aug 2, 2022. (NOEL CELIS / AFP)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland Saturday reported 337 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 297 were in Hainan, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Altogether 399 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

Altogether 399 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified

A total of 153 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Saturday, said the commission in its report.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 223,651 on the mainland as of Saturday.

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