The Chinese mainland recorded 41 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 21 linked to local transmissions and 20 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.

A total of 22 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 456 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 98,672, with the death toll unchanged since January at 4,636.

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

Hong Kong: 12,427 (12,133 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 77 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,588 (13,742 recoveries, 848 deaths)