Chinese mainland reports 373 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 373 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 119 in Inner Mongolia and 70 in Xinjiang, according to the National Health Commission's report Monday.

A total of 1,566 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 166 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 244,463.

Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.