One COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital after recovery on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
There were 73 patients still being treated, the commission said in its daily report.
Altogether 78,314 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of Tuesday, the report said.
As of Tuesday, a total of 83,021 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.