A total of 36,525 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Sunday and 342,488 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 311,624, with the death toll from COVID-19 at 5,233.

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

Hong Kong: 456,398 (98,227 recoveries, 10,692 deaths)

Macao: 797 (789 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 8,267,720 (13,742 recoveries, 14,235 deaths)