Shanghai on Tuesday reported 260 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 infections and 4,722 local asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.  

From May 1 to 3, a total of 192 cases were identified among people outside the closed-off management areas, accounting for 1.07 percent of the total infections reported during the three days, said the commission.

The city has seen a declining number of residents living under closed-off management, with 2.39 million in closed-off management areas, 5.19 million in restrictive control areas, and 15.78 million in prevention areas as of Tuesday.

Shanghai also registered 16 deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the commission.

(With input from Xinhua)