WUHAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 62 patients infected with the novel coronavirus have been cured in Huanggang, one of the cities worst hit by the epidemic in Hubei, as of Wednesday, according to local authorities.

Four more patients, two males and two females aged between 33 and 59, were cured and discharged from a hospital in the city Thursday.

The city reported 1,807 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of Wednesday.