The Chinese mainland recorded 175 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 106 attributed to local transmissions and 69 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.

A total of 836 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday, and 5,481 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. 

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 228,355, 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: 348,541 (66,187 recoveries, 9,448 deaths)  

Macao: 781 (330 recoveries, six deaths)  

Taiwan: 4,362,227 (13,742 recoveries, 8,392 deaths)