9 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Nine COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

There were 428 patients still being treated, including seven in severe condition, the commission said in its daily report.

Altogether 78,469 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by Monday, the report said.

As of Monday, a total of 83,531 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, among whom 4,634 had died of the disease.