The Chinese mainland recorded 175 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 121 attributed to local transmissions and 54 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.

A total of 726 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday, and 14,289 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 248,984, 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: 409,495 (82,270 recoveries, 9,934 deaths) 

Macao: 793 (787 recoveries, six deaths) 

Taiwan: 6,132,794 (13,742 recoveries, 10,702 deaths)