WUHAN — Central China's Hubei province reported four new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 14 deaths on March 15, the provincial health commission said on March 16.

All of the newly confirmed cases were reported in Wuhan, the provincial capital and epicenter of the outbreak.

The latest report brought the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the hard-hit province to 67,798.

As of March 15, Hubei had seen no newly confirmed COVID-19 cases for 11 consecutive days in its 16 cities and prefectures outside Wuhan. The city of Wuhan has also seen single-digit daily increases for five days.

The province also saw 816 patients discharged from hospital after recovery on March 15, bringing the total number of discharged patients in the province to 55,094.

Among the 8,703 hospitalized patients, 2,403 were still in severe condition and another 572 in critical condition.

The commission also said Hubei still had 18 suspected cases after ruling out two suspected cases but including two newly-added suspected cases on March 15.