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China's Wuhan reports zero increase in COVID-19 cases
Published: Mar 29, 2020 01:27 PM

Passengers line up to check in at Liuji Airport in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, March 29, 2020. Domestic passenger flights resumed operations in Hubei Province except in the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)


 

No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Saturday in Wuhan, the former hardest-hit city in central China's Hubei Province.

The health commission of Hubei, of which Wuhan is the capital, said Sunday the province also registered zero increase in new cases on Saturday.

Hubei saw five new deaths, all of which were in Wuhan. No new suspected cases were reported Saturday in the province.

The province saw 467 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery Saturday. Among the 2,054 patients being treated in hospital, 515 were still in severe condition and another 195 in critical condition, according to the commission.

Hubei has so far reported a total of 67,801 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 50,006 in Wuhan.