The Chinese mainland recorded 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, including two local transmissions, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

In addition, 19 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, while 352 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

This brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland to 96,203, with the death toll remaining at 4,636.

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

Hong Kong: 12,221 (11,906 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 71 (64 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,234 (13,742 recoveries, 843 deaths)