The Chinese mainland recorded 2,133 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 2,119 linked to local transmissions and 14 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Friday.

A total of 16,465 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday, and 249,507 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 196,086 with the death toll at 4,674.

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

Hong Kong: 310,353 (68,412 recoveries, 9,212 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 43,243 (13,742 recoveries, 856 deaths)