The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in China outside of Hubei Province has declined for 12 consecutive days since February 3, according to data released by the National Health Commission.

A total of 166 new confirmed cases were reported on Saturday in 30 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a significant drop from 890 on February 3 and 221 on February 14.

Hubei Province, the epicenter of the epidemic, reported 1,843 new confirmed cases, including 888 clinically confirmed on Saturday, bringing the total number in the province to 56,249.