NO new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Sunday in 24 provincial-level regions of China, according to local health authorities yesterday.

The regions included Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang (including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps), Shaanxi, Gansu and Inner Mongolia.

A total of 11 new confirmed cases were reported Sunday outside Hubei Province, epicenter of the outbreak, according to the National Health Commission.

The commission yesterday said it received reports of 409 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 150 deaths Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions on the mainland.

Among the deaths, 149 were in Hubei Province and one in Hainan Province, according to the National Health Commission.

Another 620 new suspected cases were reported Sunday, said the commission.

Also on Sunday, 1,846 people were discharged from hospital after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by 1,053 to 9,915.

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 77,150 by the end of Sunday, and 2,592 people had died of the disease.

The commission added that 3,434 people were still suspected of being infected with the virus.

A total of 24,734 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

(Xinhua)