BEIJING — Three COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on May 23, the National Health Commission said on May 24.

There were 79 patients still being treated, the commission said in its daily report.

Altogether 78,261 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of May 23, the report said.

As of May 23, a total of 82,974 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.