The Chinese mainland recorded 151 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 140 linked to local transmissions and 11 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.

A total of 1,076 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Sunday, and 52,798 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now number 221,955, with the total death toll from COVID-19 at 5,213.

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

Hong Kong: 331,613 (61,238 recoveries, 9,361 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 768,543 (13,742 recoveries, 1,068 deaths)