Residents line up for COVID-19 test at a booth in Shanghai on Dec 16, 2022. (ANDREW BRAUN / AP)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 3,049 locally transmitted, confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

A total of 1,953 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Tuesday, said the commission in its daily report.

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Tuesday saw no new deaths from COVID-19. The total death toll was revised to 5,241, according to the report.