A total of 22,991 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday and 155,397 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 281,793, 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: 447,041 (95,361 recoveries, 10,569 deaths)

Macao: 795 (789 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 8,112,234 (13,742 recoveries, 13,791 deaths)