7 more coronavirus cases confirmed in Shanghai

Shanghai announced on Sunday morning that seven novel coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 40.

One patient, an 88-year-old man, died. Another 37 people are in stable condition and one patient is in critical condition. A total of 95 people suspected of having the virus are under medical observation in the city.

A 56-year-old woman infected by the new coronavirus has been cured and became the first in Shanghai to be released from a hospital in the city since the virus outbreak began, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission said on Friday evening.