139 new cases, 31 more deaths reported on Chinese mainland

A recovered patient (R) waves to medical staff of the temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Febuary 26, 2020. /Xinhua

A total of 139 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of midnight Wednesday, with 31 more deaths, all from Hubei Province, China's National Health Commission said on Thursday.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland now stands at 80,409 and the cumulative death toll, 3,012.

On the same day, Chinese health authorities said 2,189 more patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 52,045.

The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and China's Taiwan region are as follows:

Hong Kong: 104 (2 dead, 43 recovered)

Macao: 10 (9 recovered)

Taiwan: 42 (1 dead, 12 recovered)

The commission also said there were two more cases that originated overseas, bringing the number of these cases to 20 in China.

The two cases were registered in east China's Zhejiang Province.