The Chinese mainland reported 2,086 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Friday, versus 1,787 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.It also saw local 7,789 asymptomatic infections.China reports yesterday 9,875 new cases of Covid-19.
Of the local cases reported Friday, 1,730 were in the northeastern province of Jilin, 260 in Shanghai, and 21 in Heilongjiang, another northeastern province.
Over a dozen other provincial-level regions also saw new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections.
Shanghai reported 260 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 6,051 local asymptomatic infections and two imported patients on Friday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Saturday morning.
Of all the local infections, two confirmed patients are previously asymptomatic infections. Eight confirmed patients and 5,402 asymptomatic cases were detected during central quarantine, while the rest were found in the screening of high-risk people.