BEIJING — Here are the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China:

— Chinese health authority received reports of 78 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on March 23, of which 74 were imported from abroad.

— Of the imported cases, 31 were reported in Beijing, 14 in Guangdong, nine in Shanghai, five in Fujian, four in Tianjin, three in Jiangsu, two in Zhejiang and Sichuan respectively. Shanxi, Liaoning, Shandong and Chongqing each reported one case. By the end of March 23, 427 imported cases had been reported.

— On March 23, seven deaths and 35 new suspected cases were reported on the mainland with all the deaths in Hubei province.

— The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,171 by the end of March 23, including 4,735 patients who were still being treated, 73,159 patients who had been discharged after recovery, and 3,277 people who died of the disease.

— One new confirmed COVID-19 case was reported on March 23 in Wuhan after the former hardest-hit city had seen zero new reports for five consecutive days.

— The health commission of Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, said the latest case in Wuhan was the only new COVID-19 case in the central Chinese province on March 23. Hubei saw seven new deaths, all of which were in Wuhan.

— China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said local governments may suspend group Tomb-sweeping Day activities in accordance with their local epidemic prevention and control situation to prevent mass gatherings and reduce cross-infection of the coronavirus.

— The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have announced plans to donate a total of two million masks, 400,000 test kits and 104 ventilators to 24 Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Peru.