BEIJING — Eight COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on May 27, the National Health Commission said on May 28.

There were 73 patients still being treated, the commission said in its daily report.

Altogether 78,288 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of May 27, the report said.

As of May 27, a total of 82,995 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.