The Chinese mainland registered 18 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, all from overseas, the National Health Commission announced on Saturday.

A total of 10 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, all from overseas, while 648 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. No COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Friday, and 24 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering.

As of Friday, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 86,325, with 4,634 fatalities.

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

Hong Kong: 5,436 (5,177 recoveries, 108 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 597 (533 recoveries, 7 deaths)