BEIJING — A total of 477 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from the hospital on March 28 on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

Altogether 75,448 patients had been discharged from the hospital after recovery by the end of March 28, the commission said in its daily report on March 29.

As of March 28, a total of 81,439 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,300 people had died of the disease.