A total of 342 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday, and 19,295 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 223,837, 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: 332,175 (62,098 recoveries, 9,374 deaths)
Macao: 83 (82 recoveries)
Taiwan: 1,640,271 (13,742 recoveries, 1,658 deaths)