BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Aug 14 reported 692 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 582 were in Hainan province, the National Health Commission said on Aug 15.

Altogether 1,620 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on the day, including 580 in Hainan, 523 in Tibet autonomous region and 343 in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said the commission in its report.

A total of 128 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Aug 14.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 224,571 on the Chinese mainland as of Aug 14.

Aug 14 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission.