The Chinese mainland recorded 223 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 163 linked to local transmissions and 60 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.

A total of 28 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 742 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 105,087, with the death toll remaining unchanged at 4,636 since January last year.

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

Hong Kong: 12,864 (12,393 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 79 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 17,820 (13,742 recoveries, 851 deaths)