BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,535 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Sunday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Monday.

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In total, 58,600 patients had been discharged from hospital by the end of Sunday, the commission said in its daily report.
As of Sunday, a total of 80,735 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,119 people had died of the disease.