Chinese mainland reports 92 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

Medical workers of an air-inflated testing lab prepare to receive nucleic acid samples in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 92 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 48 in Sichuan, the National Health Commission said Monday.

A total of 715 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 366 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals to 239,454.

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