Chinese mainland reports 199 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases

BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland Monday reported 199 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 134 in Guangxi and 32 in Gansu, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

Altogether 500 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified in 14 provincial-level regions on Monday.

A total of 122 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, said the commission.

As of Monday, the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery reached 221,179 on the Chinese mainland.

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