WUHAN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Friday in Wuhan, the former hardest-hit city in central China's Hubei Province.

The health commission of Hubei, of which Wuhan is the capital, said Saturday the province also registered zero increase in new cases on Friday.

Hubei saw three new deaths, all of which were in Wuhan. No new suspected cases were reported Friday in the province.

The province saw 367 patients discharged from hospital after recovery Friday. Among the 2,526 patients being treated in hospital, 659 were still in severe condition and another 227 in critical condition, according to the commission.

Hubei has so far reported a total of 67,801 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 50,006 in Wuhan.