BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Oct 10 reported 427 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 145 in Inner Mongolia and 82 in Xinjiang, according to the National Health Commission's report on Oct 11.

A total of 1,662 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 273 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Oct 10, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 244,736.

Oct 10 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.