The Chinese mainland recorded 1,839 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 1,803 linked to local transmissions and 36 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Thursday.

A total of 6,720 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 54,911 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 149,276, 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: 285,786 (45,765 recoveries, 7,706 deaths)

Macao: 82 (81 recoveries)

Taiwan: 23,155 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)