A total of 21 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of midnight on Monday, with 13 more deaths, according to China's National Health Commission.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 80,881, while the cumulative death toll is 3,226.

The Chinese health authorities said 930 patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 68,679.

Another 20 cases of infections contracted outside China were also reported – nine in Beijing, three in Guangdong Province, three in Shanghai, while Zhejiang, Shandong, Yunnan and Shaanxi Provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region all reported one case each.

The total number of the imported cases in China stands at 143.

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

Hong Kong: 157 (88 recovered, 4 dead)

Macao: 11 (10 recovered)

Taiwan: 67 (22 recovered, 1 dead)