WUHAN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China:
-- Central China's Hubei Province reported zero newly suspected case of the COVID-19 for two consecutive days, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.
The number of existing suspected cases has been reduced to zero as well after ruling out three suspected cases Tuesday.
-- Hubei reported one newly confirmed case and 11 deaths Tuesday, bringing the total confirmed COVID-19 cases to 67,800, according to the provincial health commission Wednesday. The newly confirmed case was reported in Wuhan, the provincial capital and epicenter of the outbreak.
As of Tuesday, Hubei had seen no newly confirmed COVID-19 cases for 13 consecutive days in its 16 cities and prefectures outside Wuhan.
-- The National Health Commission said Wednesday it received reports of 13 newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, including the one in Hubei and 11 deaths on the Chinese mainland Tuesday.
All deaths were reported in Hubei Province.
-- A total of 922 patients of the COVID-19 were discharged from hospital Tuesday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission. Altogether 69,601 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Tuesday.
As of Tuesday, a total of 80,894 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,237 people had died of the disease.
-- The Chinese mainland reported 12 newly imported cases of the COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 155, according to the National Health Commission.
Of the 12 newly imported cases, five were reported in Guangdong Province, three in Beijing, three in Shanghai and one in Sichuan Province, according to the commission.
