A doctor speaks with cured novel coronavirus pneumonia patients in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, Feb 6, 2020. (LI HE/XINHUA)

BEIJING - Chinese health authority said Saturday it received reports of 11 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection on the mainland on Friday, including four from Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan. 

Among the 11 cases, seven were imported cases, bringing the total number of imported cases to 95, according to the National Health Commission.

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The numbers of locally transmitted confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus disease on the Chinese mainland have been continuously falling for nearly a week, a government spokesperson said

Of the seven new imported cases, four were reported in Shanghai, two in Gansu province and one in Beijing, according to the commission.

Thirteen deaths were recorded on Friday, all in Hubei province.

A total of 1,430 patients of the novel coronavirus disease were discharged from hospital Friday, the National Health Commission said.   

In total, 65,541 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Friday.

As of Friday, a total of 80,824 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,189 people had died of the disease.  

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The numbers of locally transmitted confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus disease on the Chinese mainland have been continuously falling for nearly a week, a government spokesperson said.   

"China has further consolidated the positive trend in its epidemic situation through arduous efforts," said Mi Feng, spokesperson for the National Health Commission at a press conference.   

About 72.9 percent of the COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province and also the epicenter of the outbreak, have been discharged from hospitals after recovery, Mi said.