The novel coronavirus situation in Hubei Province's Huanggang City remains severe, said Liu Xuerong, Party chief of the Huanggang municipal CPC committee, at a press conference on Tuesday.

As of Monday, there were 2,332 confirmed cases in the city with 52 deaths, and 279 patients have been discharged from hospitals, Liu said.

To contain the outbreak, Huanggang has increased the number of fever clinics from 29 to 127 and upped the designated hospitals from 13 to 30. A total of 7,109 medical personnel are currently working in the city to battle the epidemic, according to Liu.

Other provinces have helped Huanggang, too. Four medical teams with 549 medic workers from China's Shandong and Hunan provinces have joined the prevention and control work in Huanggang as part of the country's one-on-one support program.

Through the program, the Chinese government has assigned 19 provinces and municipalities to a specific city in Hubei Province to enhance medical personnel.