The Chinese mainland recorded 231 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 175 linked to local transmissions and 56 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

A total of 38 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 514 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 102,314, with the death toll remaining unchanged at 4,636 since January 2020.

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

Hong Kong: 12,649 (12,206 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 79 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 17,029 (13,742 recoveries, 850 deaths)