16 new infections of the novel coronavirus on the Chinese mainland were reported in the past day.


Those new infections, 4 were in Wuhan, capital of China’s Hubei province, also the center of the epidemic.

The those 12 cases, all imported, were in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong city, Yunnan and Gansu province. 

The commission also reported 41 new suspected cases. On the same day, a total 838 people were discharged from hospitals after recovering.

Meanwhile, another 9,582 close contacts are still under medical observation.

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have reported a total of 217 confirmed cases, with four deaths in HongKong adn one death in Taiwan, according to the commission.