Chinese mainland reports 216 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-10-07 11:28

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 Thursday reported 216 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 42 in Sichuan and 41 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission's report Friday.

A total of 1,267 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 214 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 243,954.

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