The Chinese mainland registered eight new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, all from overseas, Chinese health authorities said on Wednesday. This is the 17th consecutive day that the mainland has reported no domestic transmissions.

No deaths linked to the coronavirus disease were recorded on Tuesday, while 26 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 85,066 and the cumulative death toll at 4,634, with 353 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: 4,822 (4,380 recoveries, 90 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 488 (462 recoveries, 7 deaths)