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Hubei, epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak, reports sharp drop in new cases
Mainland China recorded 202 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, the lowest number since January 22.
The total number of confirmed cases in mainland China has now reached 80,026.
Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, reported 196 new cases, sharply down from 570 a day earlier and the lowest since January 24.
Excluding Hubei, only six new cases were reported in mainland China on Sunday, the lowest since last month.
The provincial capital of Wuhan saw 193 confirmed cases, the lowest since January 26.
The death toll in mainland China climbed to 2,912 as of Sunday, with 42 new deaths reported in Hubei, and 32 in Wuhan.
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