The Chinese mainland recorded 87 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 55 linked to local transmissions and 32 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.

A total of 37 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 767 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 105,345, with the death toll remaining unchanged at 4,636 since January last year.

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

Hong Kong: 12,873 (12,446 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 79 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 17,951 (13,742 recoveries, 851 deaths)