Hubei province reported eight new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease on Wednesday, local health commission said Thursday, Xinhua reports. All of the new confirmed cases were reported in Wuhan, the provincial capital and epicenter of the outbreak. Wuhan also reported 49,986 are infected and 2,430 have died as of Wednesday, according to the commission. On Wednesday, Hubei reported 10 deaths, seven of which were in Wuhan. As of Wednesday, Hubei had seen no new confirmed cases for seven consecutive days in its 16 cities and prefectures outside Wuhan.

Source: The Standard March 12, 2020 02:48 UTC