The Chinese mainland recorded 1,629 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 1,565 linked to local transmissions and 64 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Wednesday.

A total of 7,196 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday, and 49,421 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 147,437, with the death toll at 4,638.

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

Hong Kong: 285,122 (44,296 recoveries, 7,571 deaths)

Macao: 82 (81 recoveries)

Taiwan: 22,992 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)