BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Sept 22 reported 121 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, with Sichuan and Guizhou provinces reporting 43 cases each, according to the National Health Commission's report on Sept 23.

A total of 627 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 300 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sept 22, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 240,700.

Sept 22 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.