SHANGHAI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Shanghai reported 215 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 3,760 local asymptomatic cases on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday.
The city saw eight new local deaths related to COVID-19, with an average age of 80.6 years. The direct causes of the deaths were underlying diseases, the commission said.
On Saturday, 941 locally confirmed cases were discharged from hospitals, and 9,839 asymptomatic cases were released from quarantine and medical observation in Shanghai.
As of Saturday, there were 412 COVID-19 patients in serious condition and 84 in critical condition at designated medical institutions in Shanghai.
The gene sequencing results of virus samples from the infections reported in the city showed that no new variants with stronger transmission power have been found so far, the commission said Sunday. ■
