A total of 240 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday, and 3,207 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 226,909, 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: 342,868 (65,117 recoveries, 9,420 deaths)
Macao: 663 (151 recoveries, 3 deaths)
Taiwan: 4,132,429 (13,742 recoveries, 7,780 deaths)