A total of 30,702 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Thursday and 396,094 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 327,964, 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: 460,548 (99,432 recoveries, 10,762 deaths)

Macao: 808 (791 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 8,329,008 (13,742 recoveries, 14,387 deaths)