The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 173 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.
Altogether 751 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.
A total of 311 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, said the commission in its report.
The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 248,573 on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday.
Sunday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.
国家卫健委：本土新增173+751
10月23日0—24时，31个省（自治区、直辖市）和新疆生产建设兵团报告新增确诊病例221例。其中本土病例173例（山西36例，内蒙古32例，广东23例，陕西22例，新疆10例，北京8例，河南8例，湖南7例，安徽6例，天津3例，江苏3例，重庆3例，云南3例，浙江2例，山东2例，上海1例，湖北1例，广西1例，贵州1例，西藏1例），含5例由无症状感染者转为确诊病例（浙江2例，北京1例，河南1例，陕西1例）。无新增死亡病例。无新增疑似病例。
31个省（自治区、直辖市）和新疆生产建设兵团报告新增无症状感染者855例，其中本土751例（新疆125例，广东70例，湖南69例，内蒙古66例，陕西59例，天津38例，山东35例，山西31例，云南31例，四川30例，湖北28例，福建23例，青海20例，安徽17例，江苏16例，河南16例，黑龙江15例，上海11例，广西9例，甘肃8例，浙江7例，重庆6例，河北5例，宁夏5例，西藏4例，北京2例，辽宁2例，吉林2例，贵州1例）。
