(Yicai Global) Feb. 19 -- Chinese health authorities said today that it received reports of 1,749 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 136 deaths yesterday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Among the deaths, 132 were in Hubei province, and one in Heilongjiang, Shandong, Guangdong and Guizhou respectively, according to the China's National Health Commission. 

Hubei reported 1,693 new confirmed cases yesterday.  

Another 1,185 new suspected cases were reported yesterday, including 596 in Hubei, said the commission.

Also yesterday, 236 patients became seriously ill while 1,824 people were discharged from hospital after recovery.

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland had reached 74,185 by the end of yesterday, and 2,004 people had died of the disease.

The commission added that 11,977 patients remained in severe condition, and 5,248 people were suspected of being infected with the virus.

A total of 14,376 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

The commission said 574,418 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 25,014 were discharged from medical observation yesterday, with 135,881 others still under medical observation.

By the end of yesterday, 62 confirmed cases had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including one death), 10 in the Macau Special Administrative Region and 22 in Taiwan (including one death).

Four patients in Hong Kong, five in Macau and two in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Chinese Mainland 

Newly Confirmed and Suspected Cases in Chinese Mainland

Accumulative Confirmed Cases in Major Provinces With Dense Floating Population 

New Confirmed Cases in Major Provinces With Dense Floating Population 

The data came from the National Health Commission. The charts were provided by Yicai Research Institute. 

Editor: Xia Ruirui