The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 2,999 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 2,573 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Thursday.
Yesterday also saw 26,318 asymptomatic infections.
A total of 2,024 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said in its Thursday report.
According to the commission, 37,636 close contacts were released from medical observation on the mainland on Wednesday.
A total of 143,922 patients had been discharged from hospitals across the mainland after recovery by the end of Wednesday, the report showed.
Shanghai reported 2,573 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 25,146 local asymptomatic infections and one imported asymptomatic patient on Wednesday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Thursday morning.
Of all the local infections, 114 confirmed patients were previously asymptomatic infections. Another 2,200 confirmed patients and 24,548 asymptomatic cases were detected during central quarantine, while the rest were found in the screening of high-risk people.
