BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 47 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 17 each in Shanghai and Anhui, the National Health Commission said Friday.

A total of 36 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, the National Health Commission said in its Friday report.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 220,301 on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday.