The Chinese mainland recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, eight locally transmitted in south China's Guangdong Province and eight from overseas, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Wednesday.

No new deaths related to COVID-19 were recorded on Tuesday, the NHC said.

Nine new asymptomatic cases were recorded the same day, while 361 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland to 91,316, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.

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

Hong Kong: 11,868 (11,584 recoveries, 210 deaths)

Macao: 51 (51 recoveries)                 

Taiwan: 11,694 (1,133 recoveries, 308 deaths)