Mainland China — excluding Hubei province, where the new coronavirus outbreak originated — reported four new cases of infection on Friday, the lowest since the national health authority started compiling nationwide data in January.
The central province of Hubei reported 423 new confirmed cases on Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday, up from 318 a day earlier.
That pushed the overall number of new infections on Friday in mainland China to 427, data from the health authority showed.