The Chinese mainland recorded 2,461 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 2,388 linked to local transmissions and 73 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Friday.

A total of 1,904 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 12,786 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 126,234, 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: 272,235 (31,393 recoveries, 5,136 deaths)

Macao: 82 (79 recoveries)

Taiwan: 21,583 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)