The Chinese mainland recorded 1,506 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,455 linked to local transmissions and 51 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Sunday.

A total of 11,781 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Saturday, and 73,689 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 154,738, 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: 304,897 (50,0093 recoveries, 8,061 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 24,033 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)