The Chinese mainland recorded 165 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 104 linked to local transmissions and 61 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

A total of 25 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 743 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 104,745, 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: 12,854 (12,339 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 79 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 17,692 (13,742 recoveries, 851 deaths)