China reported 40 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday, down from 44 cases a day earlier, and lowest number since the health authority started publishing nationwide data on January 20.
Of the new cases, 36 were new infections in Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei which is the epicenter of the virus.
The new cases on Sunday bring the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 80,735. The death toll in mainland China reached 3,119 as of the end of Sunday, up 22 from the previous day.