The Chinese mainland registered 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, all from overseas, the country's health authority said on Thursday. This is the 18th consecutive day that the mainland has reported no domestic transmissions.

No deaths linked to the coronavirus disease were recorded on Wednesday, while 17 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases stands at 85,077 and the death toll at 4,634, with 349 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: 4,830 (4,401 recoveries, 93 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 489 (471 recoveries, 7 deaths)