Doctors check a patient's health at Leishenshan, or "Thunder God Mountain", Hospital in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province on Feb 9, 2020. ( GAO XIANG / CHINA DAILY)

WUHAN - Central China's Hubei province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 1,638 new confirmed cases and 94 new deaths on Tuesday, local health authorities said Wednesday.

The latest figure continued the downward trend of the province's new confirmed cases, down from the 2,097 recorded on Monday

The latest figure continued the downward trend of the province's new confirmed cases, down from the 2,097 recorded on Monday. It is also the lowest figure in 11 days since Jan. 31 when Hubei registered 1,347 new confirmed cases.

The Hubei Provincial Health Commission also said 6,756 suspected cases of infection were ruled out on Tuesday after testing, as the province speeds up the diagnosis of suspected cases.

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The provincial capital Wuhan reported 1,104 new infections and 72 new deaths, and the cities of Xiaogan, Ezhou and Huanggang reported 109, 71 and 66 new confirmed cases, respectively, according to the commission.

The province also saw 417 patients discharged from the hospital after recovery on Tuesday, bringing the total to 2,639 patients by Tuesday.

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Hubei had 33,366 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection by Tuesday, with 1,068 deaths and 7,241 cases still in severe or critical conditions. The mortality rate is calculated at 3.2 percent.

In breakdown, the total number of confirmed cases in Wuhan reached 19,558, followed by 2,751 in Xiaogan and 2,398 in Huanggang.