The Chinese mainland recorded 231 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 193 attributed to local transmissions and 38 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

A total of 1,033 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 15,557 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 258,398, 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: 431,421 (90,420 recoveries, 10,350 deaths)

Macao: 793 (787 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 7,555,884 (13,742 recoveries, 12,479 deaths)

(Cover: A resident takes an inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination in Shanghai, east China, October 26, 2022. /CFP)