BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Sept 9 reported 239 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 86 in Sichuan and 33 in Inner Mongolia, according to the National Health Commission's report on Sept 10.

A total of 994 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 381 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sept 9, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 235,257.

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