Photo: Customs officers measure the temperature of a passenger at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2020. /Xinhua

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 40 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 22 deaths on Sunday on the Chinese mainland. 

Among the deaths, 21 were in Hubei Province and one in Guangdong Province, according to the National Health Commission.