BEIJING — A total of 892 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Feb 4, Chinese health authorities announced on Feb 5.

Feb 4 saw 262 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (125 in Hubei), the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

By the end of Feb 4, a total of 490 people had died of the disease and 24,324 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China.