The last critical-condition COVID-19 patient has recovered from the disease in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, announced Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC), on Friday. 

Mi noted that on Thursday, the current number of COVID-19 cases in Hubei has fallen to below 50 for the first time. 

According to the NHC report, all the current cases in Hubei Province are registered in its capital city of Wuhan and following the recovery of the last critically ill patient in Wuhan today, there are only 46 patients that are still hospitalized. 

Hubei has seen no new infections and suspected cases for 20 straight days.

Speaking at the briefing, Mi also said the current number of imported cases on the Chinese mainland has also seen a steady decline in the past 10 days.

Mi had revealed on Thursday's media briefing that over half of the imported coronavirus cases on the Chinese mainland have recovered.

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