BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 36,117 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Thursday, Chinese health authority said Friday.

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Thursday saw 3,622 people walk out of hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

By the end of Thursday, a total of 78,824 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions on Chinese mainland, and 2,788 people had died of the disease.