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BEIJING — The Chinese mainland reported 67 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on July 8, including 25 in Anhui and 11 in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report on July 9. A total of 304 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in 11 provincial-level regions. Forty-four COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on July 8, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 220,345. July 8 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.