Shanghai residents queue for purchasing face masks on Jan 23, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
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.
