China reported the fewest number of new Covid-19 cases for a single day in more than a month, official data showed, the latest indication that the current wave of the disease is subsiding ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday break.

A total of 25 cases were reported in the mainland on Feb 2, the National Health Commission said in a statement, down from 30 cases a day earlier and the lowest since 24 cases were reported on Jan 2.

The commission said 15 of the new cases were locally transmitted infections, with northeastern Jilin province reporting eight new cases and the neighbouring Heilongjiang province reporting six.

Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing and was once the part of the country hit hardest by the worst Covid-19 outbreak since March 2020, reported one new case.