Chinese mainland reports 102 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-05-25 09:41

Residents queue for nucleic acid tests at a residential area in Xiqing district, North China's Tianjin, May 21, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 102 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 44 were in Shanghai and 41 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

Five other provincial-level regions on the mainland also saw new local COVID-19 cases, including seven in Tianjin and five in Sichuan.

Shanghai also reported 343 locally-transmitted asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, out of a total of 418 local asymptomatic carriers newly identified on the mainland.

Following the recovery of 374 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospitals on Tuesday, there were 3,699 confirmed COVID-19 cases receiving treatment in hospitals across the Chinese mainland.

No new death from COVID-19 was reported on Tuesday on the Chinese mainland, according to the commission.