China on Sunday reported 27 new deaths from coronavirus, the lowest number of fatalities in more than a month, taking the death toll to 3,097, while the COVID-19 infections for the first time fell below 50 since the disease surfaced in Hubei province in January.
All the 27 deaths occurred in the virus-hit central Hubeiprovince, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said.
The confirmed cases for the first time fell below 50 sinceCOVID-19 surfaced in Hubei province in January. Of the 44 new cases reported onSaturday, 41 were in Wuhan in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak.
The overall confirmed cases on the mainland has risen to80,695 by the end of Saturday. The total number of deaths reached 3,097.
Over 20,500 patients were still undergoing treatment and57,065 discharged after recovery, the NHC said.
Also on Saturday, three coronavirus cases in people arrivingfrom abroad were reported, including two in Beijing and one in Gansu province.By the end of Saturday, 63 such cases had been reported, the NHC said.
By the end of Saturday, 109 confirmed cases including twodeaths in Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases in Macao and 45 in Taiwan including onedeath were reported.