Daily new infection number outside Hubei declines for a week: official

The new number of coronavirus cases in China apart from Hubei Province has seen a steady decline since February 3, said He Qinghua, an official with the National Health Commission at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

A total of 381 new confirmed cases were reported on Monday from 30 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

The number was compared to 890 back on February 3.