Medical staff from Hunan Province work in a hospital in Huanggang City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua)
WUHAN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Huanggang, a neighboring city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, discharged its last two COVID-19 patients Wednesday as confirmed cases were reduced to zero, local authorities said.
Huanggang, the second-most populous city in central China's Hubei Province with 7.5 million people, had reported the second-highest number of confirmed cases at one point of the outbreak, behind the provincial capital Wuhan.
By the end of Tuesday, the city had reported a total of 2,907 cases, with 125 deaths.
Hubei Province reported one new confirmed case and zero new suspected cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. ■
