People wearing face masks visit Chunxi Road, a famous commercial pedestrian street in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Sept 19, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 479 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226
Altogether 2,220 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
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A total of 230 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report.
The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 250,455 on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday.
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Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.