BEIJING — The Chinese mainland on Sept 1 reported 318 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 128 were in Sichuan, the National Health Commission said on Sept 2.

Altogether 1,567 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in 24 provincial-level regions.

A total of 483 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sept 1, said the commission in its report.

The total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 232,408 on the Chinese mainland as of Sept 1.

Sept 1 saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.