The Chinese mainland recorded 239 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 226 linked to local transmissions and 13 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Sunday.

A total of 1,550 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Saturday, and 58,878 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now number 221,804, with the total death toll from COVID-19 at 5,209.

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

Hong Kong: 331,567 (61,157 recoveries, 9,360 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 699,824 (13,742 recoveries, 1,049 deaths)