Beijing, May 28 (IANS) Eight COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
There were 73 patients still being treated, the commission said in its daily report, Xinhua reported.
Altogether 78,288 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of Wednesday, the report said.
As of Wednesday, a total of 82,995 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.
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