BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Aug 13 reported 623 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 494 were in Hainan province, the National Health Commission said on Aug 14.

Altogether 1,844 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on the day, including 846 in Hainan, 443 in Tibet autonomous region and 396 in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said the commission in its report.

A total of 120 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Aug 13.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 224,443 on the Chinese mainland as of Aug 13.

Aug 13 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission.