The Chinese mainland recorded 37 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 18 linked to local transmissions and 19 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

A total of 92 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 9,635 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 224,171, with the death toll from COVID-19 standing at 5,226.

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

Hong Kong: 332,464 (62,317 recoveries, 9,379 deaths)

Macao: 83 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 2,121,231 (13,742 recoveries, 2,377 deaths)