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-- Chinese health authority said Thursday it received reports of 139 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 31 deaths on Wednesday on the Chinese mainland.
All the deaths were in Hubei Province, according to the National Health Commission.
Meanwhile, 143 new suspected cases were reported, said the commission.
-- A total of 2,189 patients of the novel coronavirus were discharged from hospital after recovery Wednesday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
In total, 52,045 patients had been discharged from hospital by the end of Wednesday, the commission said in its daily report.
-- Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 134 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 31 new deaths on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
The latest report brought the total confirmed cases in the hard-hit province to 67,466 and that of total deaths to 2,902.
Wuhan, the provincial capital, reported 131 confirmed cases and 23 deaths on Wednesday. In total, the city has registered 49,671 confirmed cases and 2,305 deaths.