The Chinese mainland recorded 87 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 51 linked to local transmissions and 36 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

A total of 30 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 489 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 99,604, with the death toll unchanged since January 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: 12,482 (12,159 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 77 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,721 (13,742 recoveries, 848 deaths)