BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 39 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Monday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

Altogether 77,123 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Monday, the commission said in its daily report Tuesday.

As of Monday, 82,758 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,632 people had died of the disease.

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