The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 1,500 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission's Wednesday report showed.
Of the new local confirmed cases, 1,189 were reported in Shanghai, while 233 were reported in Jilin, 22 in Guangdong, 14 in Hainan, and 12 in Zhejiang, according to the commission.
A total of 13 imported COVID-19 cases were also reported Tuesday, said the commission, adding that no new suspected cases or deaths were reported on Tuesday.
Tuesday also saw 26,525 new asymptomatic carriers on the Chinese mainland, including 26,420 local ones and 105 imported ones, said the commission.
Shanghai reported 1,189 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, 25,141 local asymptomatic infections and one imported patient on Tuesday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Wednesday morning.
Of all the local infections, 23 confirmed patients were previously asymptomatic infections. Another 867 confirmed patients and 24,500 asymptomatic cases were detected during central quarantine, while the rest were found in the screening of high-risk people.