BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- By the end of Tuesday, a total of 2,715 people had died of the disease and 78,064 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions on Chinese mainland.

Chinese health authority said Wednesday it received reports of 406 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 52 deaths on Tuesday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

All of the new deaths were in Hubei Province, according to the National Health Commission.