DALIAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) - Northeast China's Dalian City, where new clusters of COVID-19 infections emerged in July, reported no new confirmed cases for the ninth straight day on Friday.

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The coastal city in Liaoning Province registered no new asymptomatic cases on Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday.

Besides, four confirmed cases and one asymptomatic case were discharged from the hospital on Saturday.

A total of 29 locally transmitted confirmed cases are under treatment in hospitals, and four asymptomatic cases are under medical observation.