Chinese health authorities say two new coronavirus cases have been confirmed, continuing a downward trend since the government took steps to cut the number of people arriving from overseas.

According to AP, one new case was in the inland Shanxi province, west of Beijing, and the other was an imported one in Shanghai. China’s official confirmed case count stands at 82,877. Most of the patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.

China reported no new deaths and has recorded just one in the past two weeks. The country’s official death toll has reached 4,633.

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