A total of 44,653 cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday, with 1,113 deaths, according to China's National Health Commission (NHC). 

The updated figures follow 97 new deaths and 2,015 new cases that were reported on Tuesday. 

There were also 744 more recovered cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 4,740. 

The new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei Province has been dropping for eight consecutive days.

The number of confirmed cases in China's Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions are as follows: 

Hong Kong: 49 (1 death) 

Macao: 10 (1 recovered) 

Taiwan: 18 (1 recovered)