BEIJING — A total of 180 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals on April 3 on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.

Altogether 76,751 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of April 3, the commission said in its daily report on April 4.

As of April 3, a total of 81,639 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the mainland, and 3,326 people had died of the disease.