Chinese mainland reports 4,236 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 33,376 new local asymptomatic infections
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The Chinese mainland reported 4,288 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 4,236 domestically transmitted and 52 imported, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.

Customers buy groceries at a supermarket in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 28, 2022. Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has gradually restored public transport and operations of essential businesses starting Monday. (Photo: Xinhua)

The Chinese mainland also reported 33,540 asymptomatic infections on Tuesday, including 33,376 locally transmitted and 164 imported, the National Health Commission said.

There were 35,616 active cases on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday, with 106 in critical condition.

Tuesday also saw 2,639 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals, the commission added.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 319,536 and the death toll stood at 5,233.