A total of 648 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 97 new deaths were reported on the Chinese mainland on Saturday, according to China's National Health Commission.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland to 76,936, and the cumulative death toll to 2,442.

Chinese health authorities said 2,230 patients were discharged from the hospitals on Saturday, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 22,888.

Moreover, 18 new infections were reported in regions outside Hubei on the Chinese mainland, with 21 province-level regions recording zero new cases. 

The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and China's Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 69 (two dead, 11 recovered)

Macao: 10 (six recovered)

Taiwan: 26 (one dead, two recovered)