The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus on the Chinese mainland climbed to 37,198 as of Saturday midnight, including 811 deaths, according to the National Health Commission.

Among them, 2,656 confirmed cases and 89 deaths were newly reported on Saturday, the commission said.

A total of 3,916 suspected cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the total number of suspected cases on the Chinese mainland to 28,942 as of Saturday midnight, the commission said on Sunday.

The number of confirmed cases rose to 26 in Hong Kong, including one death, as well as 10 in Macao and 17 in Taiwan, with each having one patient discharged from the hospital after recovery, the commission said.

Health authorities on the mainland have traced 371,905 people with close contact with patients, with 188,183 of them still under medical observation, according to the commission.

A total of 2,649 people on the mainland have been discharged from the hospital as of Saturday midnight, the commission said.