Medical workers of an air-inflated testing lab prepare to receive nucleic acid samples in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.(Xinhua/Liu Qiong)
BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 164 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 81 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission's report on Monday.
A total of 785 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 545 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 236,201.
Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226. ■
