BEIJING — Eight COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on June 1, the National Health Commission said on June 2.

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

Altogether 78,315 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of June 1, the report said.

As of June 1, a total of 83,022 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.