The death toll jumped to 1,665 in mainland China on Sunday after 142 more people died from the virus. More than 68,000 people have now been infected. In hardest-hit Hubei, the number of new cases slowed for a third consecutive day and at 139, the number of deaths was level with Saturday's toll.
A total of 9,419 patients infected with Covid 19 had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authority announced Sunday.