A total of 31 new COVID-19 cases (30 originating abroad and one in northwest China's Gansu Province) and four deaths (all in Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan) were confirmed on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, according to China's National Health Commission (NHC).

Additionally, 17 suspected cases were also registered in the past 24 hours, all from people coming from overseas.

So far, the total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 81,470, while the cumulative death toll at 3,304.

The number of cases arrving from overseas has reached 723 in total.

On the same day, Chinese health authorities said 322 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the total number of recovered cases to 75,770.

The latest total confirmed cases in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan are as follows:

Hong Kong: 641 (118 recovered, 4 deaths)

Macao: 38 (10 recovered)

Taiwan: 298 (39 recovered, 3 deaths)