The Chinese mainland registered 14 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, all from overseas, the Chinese health authoritiesy said on Tuesday. This is the ninth consecutive daythat the mainland reported no  domestic transmissions.

No deaths linked to the coronavirus disease were recorded on Monday, while 36 patients were discharged from hospitals.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 84,981 and the cumulative death toll at 4,634, with 374 asymptomatic patients under medical observation.

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

Hong Kong: 4,691 (4,052 recoveries, 77 deaths)

Macao: 46 (46 recoveries)

Taiwan: 487 (457 recoveries, 7 deaths)