The city of Chaozhou, in the eastern part of Guangdong province, reported three confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, for the first time, on Friday, according to the local health commission.

According to the Guangdong Provincial Commission of Health, the province has so far, as of Friday, reported a total of 520 confirmed cases of the disease.

Of the 127 new confirmed cases on Friday, 60 were reported in Shenzhen, 31 in Guangzhou, 12 in Zhuhai, six in Foshan, five in Dongguan, three in Huizhou, two in Shantou, two in Jiangmen, two in Zhanjiang and one in Shanwei.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,965 people who once contacted with novel coronavirus patients are now under medical observation in Guangdong.