BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 249 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 56 in Inner Mongolia and 53 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission's report Friday.

A total of 1,010 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 254 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 245,486.

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