A citizen receives COVID-19 nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 testing site in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 3,405 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Friday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,232

Altogether 31,504 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 1,893 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Friday, said the commission in its daily report.

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Friday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,232.