A total of 18,576 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday and 121,499 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 277,043, 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: 445,041 (94,803 recoveries, 10,549 deaths)

Macao: 795 (789 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 8,069,442 (13,742 recoveries, 13,645 deaths)