A total of 6,598 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Sunday and 250,822 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 365,312, 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: 475,036 (102,909 recoveries, 10,959 deaths)

Macao: 956 (797 recoveries, six deaths)

Taiwan: 8,470,187 (13,742 recoveries, 14,679 deaths)