A total of 150 asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Sunday, and 13,776 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland is 224,049, with the death toll from COVID-19 standing at 5,226.

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

Hong Kong: 332,288 (62,174 recoveries, 9,376 deaths)

Macao: 83 (82 recoveries)

Taiwan: 1,892,272 (13,742 recoveries, 2,056 deaths)