The Chinese mainland registered four new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, all of which were imported cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

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Of the imported cases, two were reported in Sichuan and one each in Shanghai and Fujian.

Also on Tuesday, 15 asymptomatic cases were reported on the mainland, all imported. And a total of 270 asymptomatic patients were under medical observation.

There were 176 active cases as of Tuesday. No deaths related to the disease were reported, while ten COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 90,066 and the cumulative death toll was 4636 as of Tuesday.