Chinese mainland reports 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases

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The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 2,388 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, up from 1,226 on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Of the new local infections, 1,834 were reported in the province of Jilin, 113 in Fujian, 74 in Guangdong, and 61 in Tianjin and Shandong respectively.

The rest of the cases were reported in 16 other provincial-level regions, including Shanghai and Liaoning.

A total of 73 imported COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday, said the commission in its daily report.