The Chinese mainland recorded 74 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 44 linked to local transmissions and 30 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.   

A total of 23 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 465 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.   

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 99,371, with the death toll unchanged since January at 4,636.   

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

Hong Kong: 12,471 (12,153 recoveries, 213 deaths)   

Macao: 77 (77 recoveries)   

Taiwan: 16,683 (13,742 recoveries, 848 deaths)