BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,652 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Tuesday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

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In total, 49,856 patients had been discharged from hospital by the end of Tuesday, the commission said in its daily report.

By the end of Tuesday, a total of 80,270 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 2,981 people had died of the disease.