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No new coronavirus cases reported in the city

No new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in Shanghai in the latest 12 hours as of midday Friday, and 20 suspected cases were ruled out, said the city's health commission.

Another 12 patients with coronavirus infection were released upon recovery on Friday.

So far, the city has reported 334 infections and ruled out 2,030 suspected cases.

Among all confirmed patients, aged between 7 months and 88 years old, 144 have traveled or lived in Hubei Province, 33 have traveled or lived in other regions, and 157 had contact history with infected persons.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Shanghai As of 2020-Feb-21 12:00 Source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
Location	Confirmed
Pudong	60
Baoshan	21
Minhang	19
Xuhui	18
Jing'an	16
Songjiang	14
Changning	13
Putuo	11
Yangpu	9
Jiading	9
Fengxian	9
Hongkou	7
Huangpu	6
Qingpu	5
Chongming	4
Jinshan	3

Source: Shanghai Daily

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cities with most cases As of 2020-Feb-21 16:59 Source: National Health Commission
Location	Confirmed	Dead
Hubei	62662	2144
Guangdong	1333	5
Henan	1267	19
Zhejiang	1203	1

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