The Chinese mainland recorded 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 13 cases of local transmission and eight from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

In addition, 27 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, seven of which were locally transmitted, while 372 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 96,622, with the death toll remaining unchanged at 4,636.

The latest tally of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 12,305 (12,003 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 77 (66 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,347 (13,742 recoveries, 846 deaths)