The Chinese mainland recorded 247 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 204 attributed to local transmissions and 43 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday.

A total of 749 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday, and 15,680 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 256,515, 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: 425,913 (88,586 recoveries, 10,285 deaths)

Macao: 793 (787 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 7,257,592 (13,742 recoveries, 11,994 deaths)