New coronavirus infections number in the hundreds across China

New novel coronavirus infections on the Chinese mainland were reported to number 409 in the past 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 77,150, the National Health Commission announced on Monday.

Several provincial-level regions have no reports of new confirmed cases, including Beijing, Anhui, Hunan and Henan.

As of Sunday at midnight, the commission reported 150 new deaths, raising the death toll to 2,592.

Another 620 new suspected cases were also reported, the commission said. On the same day, a total of 1,846 people were discharged from hospital after recovery.

The commission added the number of patients in severe condition had been reduced by 1,053 in the past 24 hours.

A total of 635,531 close contacts had been traced, and among them, 16,758 were discharged from medical observation on Sunday.

The commission said another 97,481 close contacts are still under medical observation.

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have reported a total of 112 confirmed cases, with two deaths in Hong Kong and one death in Taiwan.

A total of 398 new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported as Sunday midnight in Central China's Hubei province, center of the outbreak, bringing the total confirmed cases for the province up to 64,287.

The province also reported 149 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, for a provincial death toll of 2,495, the Hubei Health Commission released on Monday morning.

Of the new fatalities, 131 deaths were reported in Wuhan, capital of the province.

The commission also reported 1,439 new recovery cases on the same day. A total of 16,738 patients in the province have been released from the hospital after recovery.

Health authorities in the province have traced 246,781 people with close contact with patients, with 58,575 still under medical observation.