BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- By the end of Thursday, a total of 2,236 people had died of the disease and 75,435 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China.

Chinese health authority Friday said it received reports of 889 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 118 deaths on Thursday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Among the deaths, 115 were in Hubei Province and one in Zhejiang, Chongqing and Yunnan, respectively, according to the National Health Commission.