Six novel coronavirus patients cured in Jiangsu

Six confirmed novel coronavirus patients were cured and discharged from hospitals in East China's Jiangsu province by Saturday afternoon.

The sixth patient, surnamed Ma, had lived in Wuhan for 20 years and came to Huaian city on Jan 19. He coughed and had a fever on Jan 20 and was hospitalized on Jan 23.

The other five patients had been discharged by hospitals in Nanjing, Suzhou and Lianyungang.

Jiangsu reported 34 new novel coronavirus cases as of midnight on Feb 1, bringing the total number to 236. The province has traced 3,992 close contacts of the patients and put 3,776 under medical observation.