The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 32 new COVID-19 cases – 23 cases of local transmission and nine from overseas, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

The locally transmitted cases were reported in north and northeast China: 20 in Hebei Province and one each in Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province and Beijing.

Moreover, 64 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were recorded, while 360 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation. No death related to COVID-19 was registered on Tuesday, while 21 patients were discharged from hospitals. 

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China has reached 87,215, and the death toll stands at 4,634.

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

Hong Kong: 9,049 (8,127 recoveries, 153 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries) 

Taiwan: 817 (697 recoveries, 7 deaths)