The Chinese mainland registered 36 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, six of which are local transmissions in its northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and 30 from overseas, the National Health Commission announced.

A total of 33 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, while 832 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. No COVID-19-related deaths were reported on Thursday, and 17 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering.

As of Thursday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 86,151, with 4,634 fatalities.

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

Hong Kong: 5,355 (5,126 recoveries, 107 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 569 (523 recoveries, 7 deaths)