BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on June 20 reported nine locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including six in Shanghai and three in Beijing, the National Health Commission said on June 21.

A total of 25 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in six provincial-level regions, including 10 in Jilin, six in Liaoning, and three in Shanghai.

Following the recovery of 68 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospitals on June 20, there were 809 confirmed COVID-19 cases undergoing treatment across the Chinese mainland.

June 20 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll standing at 5,226.