The Chinese mainland recorded 70 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 53 linked to local transmissions and 17 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

A total of 170 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 3,505 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 224,535, 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: 332,967 (62,644 recoveries, 9,389 deaths)

Macao: 83 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 2,620,941 (13,742 recoveries, 3,373 deaths)