BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,318 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Thursday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday.

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In total, 64,111 patients had been discharged from hospital by the end of Thursday, the commission said in its daily report.

As of Thursday, a total of 80,813 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,176 people had died of the disease.