Hubei Province reported 349 new confirmed cases on Feb. 19

Central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 349 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the province to 62,031.

It's the first time since January 29 that the daily new cases in the province were below 1,000.

On the same day, 108 deaths were reported in the province while 1,209 patients were discharged from the hospital after a full recovery.