WUHAN, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 126 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 29 deaths on Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.
The latest report brought the total confirmed cases in the hard-hit province to 67,592 and that of total deaths to 2,931.
Wuhan, the provincial capital, reported 126 confirmed cases and 23 deaths on Thursday. In total, the city has registered 49,797 confirmed cases and 2,328 deaths.
Hubei reported no new confirmed cases outside Wuhan on Thursday.
The province also saw 1,487 patients discharged from hospital after recovery on Thursday, bringing the total number of discharged patients in the province to 41,966.
Among the 19,758 hospitalized patients, 4,592 were still in severe condition and another 996 in critical condition.
The commission also said Hubei had 285 suspected cases, after 73 suspected cases were ruled out while 43 new suspected cases were reported on Thursday.