The Chinese mainland recorded 244 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 174 attributed to local transmissions and 70 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Sunday.

A total of 782 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Saturday, and 15,551 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 255,773, 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: 423,755 (88,052 recoveries, 10,268 deaths)

Macao: 793 (787 recoveries, 6 deaths)

Taiwan: 7,142,418 (13,742 recoveries, 11,843 deaths)