Medical workers from Nanfang Hospital collect samples for nucleic acid tests in Liwan district of Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, May 27, 2021. (DENG HUA/XINHUA)

BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 4,080 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Altogether 31,720 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,233

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A total of 2,419 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Wednesday, said the commission in its daily report.

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Wednesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,233.