The Chinese mainland recorded 290 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 239 attributed to local transmissions and 51 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

A total of 1,090 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Friday, and 23,313 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. 

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 246,618, 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: 397,913 (77,921 recoveries, 9,780 deaths)  

Macao: 793 (787 recoveries, six deaths)  

Taiwan: 5,614,227 (13,742 recoveries, 10,225 deaths)