The Chinese mainland recorded 175 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 162 linked to local transmissions and 13 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Tuesday.

A total of 925 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Monday, and 50,461 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now number 222,130, with the total death toll from COVID-19 at 5,214.

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

Hong Kong: 331,657 (61,277 recoveries, 9,361 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 830,257 (13,742 recoveries, 1,097 deaths)