BEIJING — A total of 475 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Feb 2, Chinese health authorities announced on Feb 3.

Feb 2 saw 147 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (80 in Hubei), the National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily report.

By the end of Feb 2, a total of 361 people had died of the disease and 17,205 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China.