Hubei reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths

A total of 17 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, as of midnight on Monday, and 17 new deaths were reported, according to the provincial health commission.

All of the newly confirmed cases came from the provincial capital Wuhan; 16 out of the 17 deaths were also in Wuhan.

On the same day, 1,152 patients were discharged from hospitals in the province after full recovery.