China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases

No new confirmed, asymptomatic or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.

As three close contacts were released from quarantine, the province cleared its close contacts on Wednesday. On Aug. 31, Hubei saw all its confirmed cases discharged from hospitals.

Hubei has reported a total of 68,139 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 63,627 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovery. The disease claimed 4,512 lives in the province.

xinhua