The Chinese mainland recorded 148 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 98 attributed to local transmissions and 50 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Tuesday.

A total of 828 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Monday, and 6,972 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.  

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 228,946, with the death toll from COVID-19 standing at 5,226.  

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

Hong Kong: 351,191 (66,748 recoveries, 9,472 deaths)  

Macao: 787 (489 recoveries, six deaths)  

Taiwan: 4,447,707 (13,742 recoveries, 8,649 deaths)