A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Aug 26, 2022. (GUO CHENG / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 2,171 locally transmitted, confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Altogether 6,455 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 3,663 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report.
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Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,235.