Novel coronavirus, first emerged in China's Hubei province and spread to more than 80 countries, killed as many as 3,283 people and infected around 95,036 globally as of Wednesday.
Mainland China reported 139 new cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on Thursday, up from 119 a day earlier, as well as 31 new deaths, reports South China Morning Post.
The National Health Commission said 134 of the new infections were in Hubei, epicentre of the outbreak, with 131 in its provincial capital Wuhan.
About 80,409 people had been infected on the mainland, and 3,012 have died. Some 52,045 patients had recovered from the disease.
The commission also said there had been 20 imported cases – a worrying development for China which has prompted some cities to introduce quarantine measures.