BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on July 2 reported 75 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 61 of which were in Anhui province, the National Health Commission said on July 3.

Six cases were reported in Shandong, three in Jiangsu, another three in Shaanxi, and two in Shanghai, the commission said.

A total of 310 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on July 2 in six provincial-level regions, including 231 in Anhui, 56 in Jiangsu, and 10 in Shandong.

Altogether 40 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on July 2, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged to 220,115 on the Chinese mainland as of July 2.

July 2 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll standing at 5,226.