Chinese mainland reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 15 in Xinjiang

The Chinese mainland registered 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with eight cases from overseas and 15 domestically transmitted, Chinese health authority said Sunday.

All of the 15 domestically-transmitted cases are in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

No deaths related to the disease were reported Saturday, while 45 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

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

Hong Kong: 4,007 (2,755 recoveries, 47 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 477 (441 recoveries, 7 deaths)