(Yicai Global) Feb. 25 -- Shanghai's municipal health commission revealed today that there were no new reported cases of the novel coronavirus yesterday, marking two days on the trot in which the eastern metropolis' case total stood at 335.

Another 12 patients, including one previously showing severe symptoms, were discharged from local hospitals yesterday having recovered from the virus, the Shanghai Health Commission said. Some 261 have now been discharged in the city.

As of yesterday, three patients in Shanghai had died, 12 were in critical condition and 59 were in stable condition, according to the commission. 

The city has cleared 2,218 suspected cases and another 64 are undergoing further tests.

Editor: James Boynton