The Chinese mainland on Friday registered 17 new COVID-19 cases, including two locally transmitted cases in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and 15 from overseas, announced the National Health Commission on Saturday.

A total of 12 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, while 249 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. No COVID-19-related deaths were reported on Friday, and 15 patients were discharged from hospitals.

As of Friday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 86,601, with 4,634 fatalities.

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

Hong Kong: 6,701 (5,465 recoveries, 112 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 690 (572 recoveries, seven deaths)