BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A total of 838 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital Sunday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

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Altogether 67,749 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Sunday, the commission said in its daily report.
As of Sunday, a total of 80,860 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,213 people had died of the disease.