The Chinese mainland recorded 45 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 30 linked to local transmissions and 15 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday. 

A total of 106 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday, and 3,058 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. 

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 224,580, with the death toll from COVID-19 standing at 5,226. 

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

Hong Kong: 333,117 (62,691 recoveries, 9,390 deaths) 

Macao: 83 (83 recoveries) 

Taiwan: 2,693,787 (13,742 recoveries, 3,584 deaths)