BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Sept 3 reported 314 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 98 were in Sichuan and 79 in Guangdong, the National Health Commission said on Sept 4.

Altogether 1,359 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Sept 3, including 505 in Tibet, 131 in Qinghai and 113 in Liaoning, said the commission in its report.