China reports 27 new coronavirus deaths in lowest rise since January

BEIJING: China on Sunday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus infections since January, almost all the 44 new cases in the Hubei province outbreak epicenter.

According to the National Health Commission, there were 27 new deaths from the coronavirus, all in Wuhan city and the lowest in more than a month, bringing the countrywide toll to 3,097.

The health officials said merely three cases were emerged outside of Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, in Beijing and the northwest province of Gansu.

New infections reported from Hubei have been on a sliding tendency for numerous weeks and multiple cities in the province have reported zero new cases in recent days, the health authorities added.

Reports hinted that China may possibly soon lift the lockdown on the province imposed in late January, which has successfully limited the movement of some 56 million people in Hubei China.

Nationwide new infections have also been on a downward trend; however, confirmed reported cases have provoked fears in recent days that infections could enlarge as people get infected overseas.

The number of coronavirus cases has jumped across the globe to over 100,000, with 3,500 dead across 95 nations.