The Chinese mainland recorded 1,350 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 1,334 linked to local transmissions and 16 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Saturday.

A total of 23,815 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Friday, and 174,015 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 163,042, 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: 308,050 (56,449 recoveries, 8,643 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 26,263 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)