Two local cases were found in the northwestern city of Xian, while the rest of the infections were imported from abroad, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.
China reported 9 new asymptomatic patients, which it classifies separately from confirmed cases, down from 13 in the day earlier.
There were no new deaths, leaving the death toll at 4,636.
As of Sunday, mainland China had 96,546 confirmed coronavirus cases.