BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,318 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Wednesday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

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In total, 62,793 patients had been discharged from hospital by the end of Wednesday, the commission said in its daily report.

As of Wednesday, a total of 80,793 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,169 people had died of the disease.