The hospital admitted and later released eight infected patients starting from Jan, including three who were seriously ill. Since January, it has received 1,135 patients with fevers, one of the key symptoms of the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, along with 123 suspected cases, according to Wu Shucai, the hospital's director.

"The achievements are the result of the joint efforts of all our medical staff, as well as the patients," Wu said.

No staff member contracted the virus, he added.

Wu said the hospital had brought together its best medical resources and dispatched 158 medical workers for treating three different kinds of patients — those with fever, those suspected of coronavirus infection and confirmed cases.

Each patient was cared for by special medical teams using treatment plans that included both traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

As of Thursday night, the province had reported 318 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including six deaths and 304 people who had recovered, according to the Hebei Health Commission.

A total of 381 people who had contact with known infected people remained under observation, the commission said.