The Chinese mainland recorded 201 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 181 linked to local transmissions and 20 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

A total of 1,010 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Friday, and 41,812 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now number 222,976, with the total death toll from COVID-19 at 5,219.

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

Hong Kong: 331,881 (61,702 recoveries, 9,370 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 1,156,291 (13,742 recoveries, 1,284 deaths)