The Chinese mainland recorded 79 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 65 linked to local transmissions and 14 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday. 

A total of 131 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Friday, and 2,798 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. 

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 224,659, 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: 333,247 (62,751 recoveries, 9,390 deaths) 

Macao: 83 (83 recoveries) 

Taiwan: 2,762,080 (13,742 recoveries, 3,797 deaths)