BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A total of 282 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from the hospital Monday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

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Altogether 76,052 patients had been discharged from the hospital after recovery by the end of Monday, the commission said in its daily report Tuesday.

As of Monday, a total of 81,518 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,305 people had died of the disease.