BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on July 9 reported 65 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 17 in Guangdong and 11 in Anhui, the National Health Commission said on July 10.

A total of 279 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in 14 provincial-level regions.

A total of 35 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on July 9, said the commission.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 220,380 on the Chinese mainland as of July 9.

July 9 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.