The Chinese mainland recorded 1,272 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 1,251 linked to local transmissions and 21 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Tuesday.

A total of 23,387 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Monday, and 240,324 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 166,849, with the death toll at 4,638.

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

Hong Kong: 308,594 (59,230 recoveries, 8,827 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 28,040 (13,742 recoveries, 854 deaths)