BEIJING — A total of 819 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from the hospital on March 18 on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

Altogether 70,420 patients had been discharged from the hospital after recovery by the end of March 18, the commission said in its daily report on March 19.

As of March 18, a total of 80,928 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,245 people had died of the disease.