Published: 11:22, December 19, 2022 | Updated: 11:26, December 19, 2022
Chinese mainland reports 1,918 new local COVID-19 cases
By Xinhua

A medical worker injects COVID-19 vaccine for a senior citizen in Dongcheng district of Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,918 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.

A total of 1,344 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its daily report.

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Sunday saw two new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,237.