The Chinese mainland recorded 2,129 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 2,086 linked to local transmissions and 43 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Saturday.

A total of 7,869 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Friday, and 63,886 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 153,232, with the death toll 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: 298,237 (48,654 recoveries, 7,945 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 23,629 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)