The Chinese mainland recorded 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 13 linked to local transmissions and 35 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

A total of 87 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 1,262 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 225,397, 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: 335,510 (63,399 recoveries, 9,397 deaths)

Macao: 107 (83 recoveries)

Taiwan: 3,439,279 (13,742 recoveries, 5,651 deaths)