BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 819 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from the hospital Wednesday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

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Altogether 70,420 patients had been discharged from the hospital after recovery by the end of Wednesday, the commission said in its daily report Thursday.

As of Wednesday, a total of 80,928 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,245 people had died of the disease.