The Chinese mainland on Wednesday registered 16 new COVID-19 cases, all from overseas, announced the National Health Commission on Thursday.

A total of six new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, while 254 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. No COVID-19-related deaths were reported on Wednesday, and 18 patients were discharged from hospitals.

As of Wednesday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 86,567, with 4,634 fatalities.

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

Hong Kong: 6,499 (5,394 recoveries, 110 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 685 (570 recoveries, seven deaths)