The Chinese mainland recorded 362 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 353 linked to local transmissions and nine from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.

A total of 5,136 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday, and 128,319 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 218,198, with the death toll at 5,128.

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

Hong Kong: 330,880 (59,814 recoveries, 9,325 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 173,942 (13,742 recoveries, 876 deaths)