The Chinese mainland registered 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday – all from overseas, the Chinese health authority said on Wednesday.

No deaths linked to the coronavirus disease were recorded on Tuesday, while 43 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 84,888 and the cumulative death toll at 4,634, with 345 asymptomatic patients under medical observation.

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

Hong Kong: 4,560 (3,677 recoveries, 71 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 486 (450 recoveries, 7 deaths)