Two patients had been discharged from hospital on Sunday, according to the Hubei Provincial Health Commission. Eighty more new cases and 18 new deaths were reported in the provincial capital of Wuhan.

By the end of Sunday, a total of 1,423 cumulative confirmed cases of the new pneumonia had been reported in Hubei, with 76 deaths and 221 cases in severe condition. Forty-four patients had been discharged from hospital.