Chinese mainland reports 189 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-10-03 12:25

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community testing site for COVID-19 in Gulou district of Fuzhou, Fujian province, Oct 2, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 189 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 80 in Inner Mongolia and 45 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission's report Monday.

A total of 466 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 256 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 242,885.

Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.