A total of 1,749 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of midnight on Tuesday and 136 new deaths were reported, according to China's National Health Commission.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now stands at 74,185 and the cumulative death toll is 2,004.

On the same day, Chinese health authorities said 1,824 new patients were discharged from hospital, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 14,376.

The numbers of confirmed cases in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and China's Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 62 (one dead, four recovered)

Macao: 10 (five recovered)

Taiwan: 22 (one dead, two recovered)