A total of 20,912 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday and 356,627 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 349,938, with the death toll from COVID-19 standing at 5,235.
The latest tally of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region is as follows:
Hong Kong: 466,509 (100,900 recoveries, 10,842 deaths)
Macao: 827 (791 recoveries, six deaths)
Taiwan: 8,395,477 (13,742 recoveries, 14,522 deaths)