BEIJING — Five COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on June 26, the National Health Commission said on June 27.

There are 405 patients still being treated, including eight in severe conditions, the commission said in its daily report.

Altogether 78,444 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by June 26, the report said.

As of June 26, a total of 83,483 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, among whom 4,634 had died of the disease.