The Chinese mainland on Saturday recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases – 48 of local transmission and 21 from overseas, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.

The domestic cases were reported in north and northeast China: 46 in Hebei Province, one in Liaoning Province and one in Beijing.

Moreover, 27 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, while 470 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. No deaths related to COVID-19 were registered on Saturday, while 16 patients were discharged from hospitals. 

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China has reached 87,433, and the death toll stands at 4,634.

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

Hong Kong: 9,211 (8,374 recoveries, 157 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries) 

Taiwan: 828 (720 recoveries, 7 deaths)