(Yicai Global) March 7 -- Shanghai's health authorities are investigating 20 new suspected Covid-19 cases of people who have entered China recently. With this group, the city has 42 suspected cases who are undergoing tests.

As of today, Shanghai has 342 confirmed cases, Zheng Jin, spokeswoman for the Shanghai Health Commission, said at a press conference. Among them, three patients have died, nine remain in critical condition, and 17 are in stable condition. 

Seven more patients, including a four-year-old boy, have fully recovered in the eastern city. These people were discharged from local hospitals today, bringing the total of recovered cases to 312. 

The city has cleared 2,496 suspected cases so far, the commission added.

Editor: Emmi Laine