BEIJING — A total of 36,117 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Feb 27, Chinese health authority said on Feb 28.

Feb 27 saw 3,622 people walk out of hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

By the end of Feb 27, 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.