The Chinese mainland on Saturday recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases, including 10 from overseas and 12 locally transmitted, the National Health Commission announced on Sunday.

The 12 locally transmitted cases include seven in northeast China's Liaoning Province and five in Beijing.

Fifteen new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were also recorded, while 251 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

No COVID-19 deaths were registered on Saturday. Meanwhile, 16 patients were discharged from the hospital. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China has reached 86,955, and the death toll stood at 4,634.

The total confirmed infections in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and the Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 8,540 (7,394 recoveries, 136 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries) 

Taiwan: 783 (647 recoveries, 7 deaths)