A total of 2,829 new asymptomatic cases were also recorded on Wednesday, and 24,062 asymptomatic patients remain under medical observation, CGTN reported.
Confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now total 139,285, with the death toll remaining at 4,638.
The latest tally of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region is as follows:
Hong Kong: 280,310 (37,579 recoveries, 6,569 deaths)
Macao: 82 (79 recoveries (
Taiwan: 22,188 (13,742 recoveries, 853 deaths).