According to the National Health Commission, there were 597,610 cases of infectious diseases reported on the mainland in October.
There were no cases of Class A infectious diseases reported last month. Class A diseases, including cholera and the plague, are the most serious classification in China's Law on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.
A total of 291,746 cases were classified as Class B infectious diseases, resulting in 2,145 deaths. Viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea and dysentery accounted for 92 percent of these cases.
Category C diseases caused two deaths in October. Foot and mouth disease, infectious diarrhea and influenza were the most prevalent in this category, accounting for 91 percent of the reported cases.