BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Aug 29 reported 349 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 167 were in Sichuan province, the National Health Commission said on Aug 30.

Altogether 1,368 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Aug 29, including 645 in Tibet and 109 in Sichuan, said the commission in its report.

A total of 547 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Aug 29.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 230,980 on the Chinese mainland as of Aug 29.

Aug 29 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission.