The last time the country published its daily COVID-19 situation update, including cases and the number of severely ill patients and deaths, was on Monday.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation renewed its call for more COVID-19 data from China and emphasised the need to share information about the strains circulating, as well as whether cases were rising or falling in certain cities and rural areas.
Major regional hubs in Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea report daily figures. New Zealand continued to report COVID-19 cases daily for months after their reopening before switching to weekly releases.
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