The Chinese mainland recorded 1,323 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 1,284 linked to local transmissions and 39 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Thursday.

A total of 21,784 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 132,948 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 160,116, 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: 306,804 (53,448 recoveries, 8,460 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 25,225 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths)