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2020.03.24 08:24 GMT+8

Hubei reports 1 new COVID-19 case, 7 more deaths

Updated 2020.03.24 10:44 GMT+8
CGTN

Hubei reports 1 new COVID-19 case in 6 days, patient is a doctor in Wuhan 

Central China's Hubei Province reported one new case of coronavirus in six days and the patient is a doctor from Wuhan University's Renmin (People's) Hospital, according to the Wuhan health commission.

The city confirmed the doctor has worked recently in a hospital and it has not ruled out nosocomial, or hospital-acquired, infection. 

According to the latest provincial report, seven more deaths were registered on Monday in the capital city of Wuhan, and 444 patients were discharged from hospitals after full recovery on the same day.

Among the 4,200 patients under treatment in hospitals, 1,203 were still in severe condition and another 336 in critical condition, according to the local government.

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