Nanjing cures, discharges 22 novel coronavirus patients

Nanjing of East China's Jiangsu province had cured and discharged 22 novel coronavirus patients by Sunday afternoon.

The city has discharged cured patients for six consecutive days from its designated hospital for treating coronavirus patients.

The provincial capital, which has a population of more than 8 million, reported 71 novel coronavirus cases as of midnight on Satuday.

The city has traced 1,519 close contacts of the patients and 397 are still under medical observation.