The Chinese mainland recorded 281 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 102 linked to local transmissions and 179 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission.

A total of 166 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 1,500 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 110,539 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: 169,513 (21,143 recoveries, 1554 deaths)

Macao: 82 (79 recoveries)

Taiwan: 20,717 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)