Chinese health authorities on Saturday said that 21 new COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Friday, of which 17 were local transmissions and four from overseas, with no additional deaths.

All local transmissions were registered in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 83,483 and the cumulative death toll at 4,634, with 106 asymptomatic patients under medical observation.

The total confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and the Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 1,196 (1,091 recoveries, seven deaths)

Macao: 46 (45 recoveries)

Taiwan: 447 (435 recoveries, seven deaths)