The Chinese mainland recorded 201 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 143 linked to local transmissions and 58 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.

A total of 42 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 748 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 104,580, with the death toll remaining unchanged at 4,636 since January last year.

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

Hong Kong: 12,852 (12,327 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 79 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 17,624 (13,742 recoveries, 851 deaths)