BEIJING — Dec 1 saw a total of 18 COVID-19 patients newly discharged from hospitals after recovery across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said in a daily report on Dec 2.

There were 268 confirmed cases still being treated, including eight in severe conditions, the report showed.

As of Dec 1, the Chinese mainland had reported a total of 86,551 confirmed COVID-19 cases, among whom 81,649 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 4,634 died of the disease.