Chinese mainland reports 324 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Published : August 8, 2022 , 11:21 am

Photo taken on Aug. 7, 2022 shows inflatable COVID-19 testing labs in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province.

BEIJING, Broadcasting News Corporation :The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 324 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 259 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Altogether 483 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on the day, said the commission in its report. A total of 119 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Sunday. The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 223,770 on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday. Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission. News collected from Xinhua News.