A total of 43 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded, and 508 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 99,517, with the death toll unchanged since January at 4,636.

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

Hong Kong: 12,478 (12,156 recoveries, 213 deaths)

Macao: 77 (77 recoveries)

Taiwan: 16,704 (13,742 recoveries, 848 deaths)