BEIJING — Dec 6 saw a total of 13 COVID-19 patients newly discharged from hospitals after recovery across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said in a daily report on Dec 7.

There were 281 confirmed cases still being treated, including six in severe conditions, the report showed.

As of Dec 6, the Chinese mainland had reported a total of 86,634 confirmed COVID-19 cases, among whom 81,719 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 4,634 died of the disease.