Chinese mainland reports 312 new local COVID-19 cases, 227 in Shanghai
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BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 312 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, of which 227 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
Apart from Shanghai, seven other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 42 in Beijing and 15 in Henan.
Shanghai also reported 1,869 locally transmitted asymptomatic infections Thursday, out of a total of 2,140 such cases newly identified on the mainland.
Following the recovery of 614 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospital on Thursday, there were 6,944 confirmed COVID-19 cases receiving treatment in hospitals across the Chinese mainland.
Thursday saw two deaths from COVID-19, both in Shanghai.
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