The Chinese mainland recorded 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday – 28 locally transmitted and 15 from overseas – data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.

In addition, 26 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, seven of which were locally transmitted, while 384 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 96,665, with the death toll remaining unchanged at 4,636.

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

Hong Kong: 12,311 (12,006 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 77 (66 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,349 (13,742 recoveries, 846 deaths)