Chinese mainland reports 18 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-06-24 09:41

Examinees prepare to enter an exam site of the 2022 senior high school entrance examination in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, June 22, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland Thursday reported 18 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 14 in Inner Mongolia autonomous region and two in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Friday.

A total of 94 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, the National Health Commission said in its Friday report.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 219,548 on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday.