The Chinese mainland recorded 4,079 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 4,031 attributed to local transmissions and 48 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Thursday.

A total of 17,360 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday and 342,162 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 354,017, with the death toll from COVID-19 standing at 5,235.

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

Hong Kong: 468,264 (101,251 recoveries, 10,864 deaths)

Macao: 839 (791 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 8,412,200 (13,742 recoveries, 14,548 deaths)