Of the new infections, 28 were locally transmitted, all of them in the southeastern province of Fujian, the health authority said. That compares with 43 local cases a day earlier.
China reported two new asymptomatic coronavirus cases, which it does not classify as confirmed infections, compared with 19 a day earlier.
No new deaths were reported.
As of Sunday, mainland China had recorded 95,738 confirmed cases, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.
