Medical workers of an air-inflated testing lab prepare to receive nucleic acid samples in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 5, 2022. (LIU QIONG / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 223 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 64 in Inner Mongolia and 34 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.

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

A total of 747 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

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A total of 367 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 243,518.

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