China logs 80 new local COVID-19 cases, 45 in Shanghai

The Chinese mainland reported 80 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, of which 45 were in Shanghai and 22 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Friday.

The Chinese mainland reported 80 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, of which 45 were in Shanghai and 22 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Beijing reported 22 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and seven local asymptomatic cases in the past 24 hours, the Beijing municipal health commission said, reported Xinhua News Agency. Meanwhile, on Thursday, 31 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals upon recovery. A total of 216 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, the National Health Commission said in its Friday report. That brought the mainland's total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 215,339 as of May 26. (ANI)

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