A total of 1,065 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Tuesday, and 47,718 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.
Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now number 222,370, with the total death toll from COVID-19 at 5,217.
The latest tally of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region is as follows:
Hong Kong: 331,724 (61,380 recoveries, 9,361 deaths)
Macao: 82 (82 recoveries)
Taiwan: 896,059 (13,742 recoveries, 1,135 deaths)