WUHAN, March 23 (Xinhua) -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Sunday in Wuhan, marking the fifth day in a row of zero report as the former hardest-hit city recovers from the epidemic.

The health commission of Hubei Province, of which Wuhan is the capital, said the central Chinese province also registered zero increase in new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

Hubei saw nine new deaths, all of which were in Wuhan.