BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- China has seen a declining daily number of patients in its fever clinics across the country as it continues its rigorous measures to fight a novel coronavirus outbreak, a health official said here Tuesday.

National data showed that the country's fever clinics received a total of 220,865 patients on Monday, 7 percent lower than the previous day, said Jiao Yahui, an official with the National Health Commission, at a press conference.

The figure has been declining for days, Jiao said, adding that the burden on medical staff working in fever clinics is gradually easing.