(Source: China Daily)

Chinese mainland reports 159 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-10-22 12:23

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 Friday reported 159 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Altogether 658 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 382 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Friday, said the commission in its report.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 247,943 on the Chinese mainland as of Friday.

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