A total of 47 new COVID-19 cases, all of which imported from abroad, and four more deaths were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday midnight, according to China's National Health Commission.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 81,218, with the cumulative death toll of 3,281.

On the same day, Chinese health authorities said 491 patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 73,650.

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

Hong Kong: 628 (102 recovered, 4 dead)

Macao: 26 (10 recovered)

Taiwan: 216 (29 recovered, 2 dead)