BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Aug 21 reported 360 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 232 were in Hainan province, the National Health Commission said on Aug 22.

Altogether 1,464 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Aug 21, including 535 in Hainan and 494 in Tibet autonomous region, said the commission in its report.

A total of 293 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Aug 21.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 226,042 on the Chinese mainland as of Aug 21.

Aug 21 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226, according to the commission.