A medical worker takes a swab sample from a woman for a nucleic acid test at a testing spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province, on July 29, 2021. (LI BO / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 196 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 127 in Sichuan and 18 in Beijing, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.
A total of 762 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified
A total of 762 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
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A total of 377 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals to 237,054.
Tuesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll remaining at 5,226.