New infections of novel coronavirus drop for 12th consecutive day outside Hubei

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 14, 2020 shows medical workers transfering medical facilities at the construction site of the Jiangjunshan Hospital in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's daily new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease outside Hubei, the epicenter province in the outbreak, have been dropping for 12 consecutive days, according to the National Health Commission Sunday.

A total of 166 new confirmed cases were reported on Saturday outside Hubei, the commission said.

The commission received reports of 2,009 new confirmed cases on Saturday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, including 1,843 in Hubei. ■