The Chinese mainland recorded 212 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 191 linked to local transmissions and 21 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

A total of 870 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 45,519 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now number 222,582, with the total death toll from COVID-19 at 5,218.

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

Hong Kong: 331,794 (61,490 recoveries, 9,365 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 981,141 (13,742 recoveries, 1,176 deaths)