China has recorded its official lowest tally yet from the coronavirus since the country went into a virtual state of emergency in January.
The National Health Commission said on Friday there had been eight new officially confirmed infections from the virus in the past 24 hours, and seven deaths from it.
Five of the new infections were in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the outbreak began, and the other three were diagnosed among travelers arriving from abroad.
According to the latest official count, China has confirmed a total 80,813 from the virus, including 3,176 fatal cases.