The Chinese mainland recorded 245 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 173 attributed to local transmissions and 72 from overseas, data from the National Health Commission showed on Tuesday.

A total of 723 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Monday, and 11,152 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 249,929, 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: 412,663 (83,716 recoveries, 10,128 deaths)  

Macao: 793 (787 recoveries, six deaths)  

Taiwan: 6,278,794 (13,742 recoveries, 10,884 deaths)