The Chinese mainland recorded 96 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 71 being local transmissions and 25 from overseas, the latest data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.

In addition, 27 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, while 485 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

This brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland to 93,289, 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: 11,994 (11,719 recoveries, 212 deaths)

Macao: 63 (54 recoveries)

Taiwan: 15,721 (12,929 recoveries, 791 deaths)