BEIJING — A total of 1,676 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on the Chinese mainland on April 11, the National Health Commission said in its report on April 12.

According to the commission, 29,818 close contacts were released from medical observation on the mainland on April 11.

A total of 140,220 patients had been discharged from hospitals across the mainland after recovery by the end of April 11, according to the report.

The report showed that the Chinese mainland reported 1,251 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on April 11.

Of the new local confirmed cases, 994 were reported in Shanghai, while 171 were reported in Jilin. Also, Hainan reported 21 cases, Guangdong reported 16, Jiangsu reported 14 and Zhejiang reported 11.

A total of 21 imported COVID-19 cases were reported on April 11, said the commission, adding that no new suspected cases or deaths were reported on April 11.

April 11 also saw 23,387 new asymptomatic carriers on the mainland, including 23,295 local ones and 92 imported ones. Among the local asymptomatic carriers, 22,348 were reported in Shanghai and 598 were reported in Jilin.