A staff disinfects the ground at a factory producing medical gloves in Tongzhou District of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

BEIJING, Feb. 28  -- The Chinese mainland reported nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday outside Hubei Province, epicenter of the outbreak, according to the National Health Commission.

The commission said Friday it received reports of 327 new confirmed cases on Thursday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, including 318 from Hubei.