BEIJING — Fifteen COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on June 17, the National Health Commission said on June 18.

There were 265 patients still being treated, including nine in severe condition, the commission said in its daily report.

Altogether 78,394 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by June 17, the report said.

As of June 17, a total of 83,293 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, among which 4,634 had died of the disease.