Hubei reports 1 new COVID-19 case, 11 deaths 

One new COVID-19 case was confirmed in central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, as of midnight on Tuesday. A total of 11 more deaths were also reported, according to the provincial health commission.    

It is the 7nth consecutive day of single-digit new cases in the province.

The new patient was a domestically-transmitted case in Hubei's capital city, Wuhan and was reported from an outpatient clinic. The patient works for a local market and might have contracted the virus through direct exposure at the market or contact with people who work there, according to the health commission. 

On the same day, 896 patients were discharged from hospitals in the province and a total of 56,883 have recovered as of Tuesday in Hubei.

Also on Tuesday, the province saw zero suspected case.