Hubei reports 41 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths

A total of 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak as of midnight on Saturday and 27 new deaths were reported, according to China's National Health Commission.

All of the newly confirmed cases came from hard-hit Wuhan.

On the same day, 1,543 patients were discharged from hospitals in the province after full recovery.