BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Oct 9 reported 373 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 119 in Inner Mongolia and 70 in Xinjiang, according to the National Health Commission's report on Oct 10.

A total of 1,566 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 166 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Oct 9, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 244,463.

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