The Chinese mainland recorded 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with six being local transmissions and 36 from overseas, the latest data from the National Health Commission showed on Tuesday.

In addition, 17 new asymptomatic cases were recorded, while 495 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

This brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland to 94,472, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.

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

Hong Kong: 12,036 (11,750 recoveries, 212 deaths)

Macao: 63 (57 recoveries)

Taiwan: 15,862 (13,178 recoveries, 821 deaths)