The Chinese mainland recorded 224 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 82 linked to local transmissions and 142 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.

A total of 109 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 816 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 108,604 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: 35,052 (17,272 recoveries, 425 deaths)

Macao: 80 (79 recoveries)

Taiwan: 20,236 (13,742 recoveries, 852 deaths)