The Chinese mainland recorded 1,366 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 1,301 linked to local transmissions and 65 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Friday.

A total of 3,622 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday, and 27,046 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 140,651, with the death toll remaining at 4,638.

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

Hong Kong: 282,009 (38,964 recoveries, 6,770 deaths)

Macao: 82 (79 recoveries)

Taiwan: 22,327 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)