BEIJING — Seventeen COVID-19 patients were newly discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Jan 16, the National Health Commission said in a daily report on Jan 17.

There were 1,205 confirmed cases still being treated, including 42 in severe conditions, the report showed.

As of Jan 16, the Chinese mainland had reported a total of 88,227 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 82,387 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 4,635 died of the disease.