(Yicai Global) March 12 -- Shanghai reported no new cases of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 yesterday, keeping the citywide tally at 344, the city's health commission announced this morning.

A 70-year-old man fully recovered and was discharged from hospital yesterday, becoming the city's 320th patient to be discharged.

As of yesterday, three patients had died, eight were in a critical state, and 13 were in stable condition, according to the commission. The patients are aged between seven months and 88 years of age and include 180 men and 164 women.

Thirty-four suspected patients are undergoing further tests, the commission said.