(Yicai Global) March 2 -- Shanghai again reported no new cases of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 yesterday, marking four days running in which the eastern metropolis' patient total stood at 337.

Three more people have fully recovered and were released yesterday, bringing the city's total of discharged patients to 290, the Shanghai Health Commission said.

All of them are women aged between 52 and 71 in close contact with infected persons. 

As of yesterday, three patients had died, nine remained in critical condition, and 35 were stable, the commission said. 

The city has cleared 2,427 suspected cases, while another 17 are undergoing further tests.

Editor: Ben Armour