Chinese mainland reports 319 new local COVID-19 cases, 215 in Shanghai

　　A community worker guides residents for nucleic acid test in Haidian District, Beijing, capital of China, May 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

　　BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 319 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, of which 215 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.

　　Apart from Shanghai, 11 other provincial-level regions on the mainland saw new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 44 in Beijing and 25 in Henan.

　　Shanghai also reported 3,760 locally transmitted asymptomatic infections Saturday, out of a total of 4,065 such cases newly identified on the mainland.

　　Following the recovery of 1,115 COVID-19 patients on Saturday, there were 9,181 confirmed COVID-19 cases receiving treatment in hospitals across the Chinese mainland.

　　Saturday saw eight deaths from COVID-19, all in Shanghai.