(Yicai Global) Feb. 10 -- Four more patients in Shanghai have fully recovered from pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus and were released from hospital today, according to the Shanghai Health Commission. That brings the number discharged so far to 48.

All four allowed to return home today were women. Two of them, a 40-year-old surnamed Wang and a 26-year-old surnamed Chen, had both lived in Hubei province. A 42-year-old surnamed Zheng had traveled to Hubei and a 66-year-old surnamed Chen came into close contact with an infected person, the commission said.

Shanghai reported another four confirmed coronavirus cases today, bringing the total to 299. As of today, 1,130 suspected cases have been cleared and 205 suspected cases are still undergoing further tests.

Editor: Kim Taylor