BEIJING — Three COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on May 28, the National Health Commission said on May 29.

There were 70 patients still being treated, the commission said in its daily report.

Altogether 78,291 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of May 28, the report said.

As of May 28, a total of 82,995 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.