Yang Ming (L) and his assistance Zhang Ying deliver takeout meals to staff members fighting against novel coronavirus outbreak in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authority Sunday said it received reports of 648 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 97 deaths on Saturday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Among the deaths, 96 were in Hubei Province and one in Guangdong Province, according to the National Health Commission. ■