BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 189 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 80 in Inner Mongolia and 45 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission's report Monday.
A total of 466 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 256 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 242,885.
Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226. ■
