The Chinese mainland recorded 1,351 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,318 linked to local transmissions and 33 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Sunday.

A total of 25,111 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Saturday, and 195,948 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 164,393, 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: 308,175 (57,992 recoveries, 8,705 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 26,836 (13,742 recoveries, 854 deaths)