A total of 15,889 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Monday, and 246,139 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 205,257 with the death toll at 4,828.

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

Hong Kong: 329,265 (69,119 recoveries, 9,267 deaths)

Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 61,686 (13,742 recoveries, 856 deaths)