On Aug 3, 2022, people scan health codes before entering a grocery store in Sanya, Hainan province. BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland reported 646 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID 19 cases, of which 594 were in Hainan province, according to the National Health Commission on Friday.
The commission said 1,359 local asymptomatic carriers were identified on the day, including 832 in Hainan and 334 in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
After recovering on Friday, 98 COVID 19 patients were discharged from hospitals on the Chinese mainland.
The total number of COVID 19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 224,323 on the Chinese mainland as of Friday.
The total death toll was 5,226, according to the commission. No new deaths were reported on Friday from COVID - 19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission.