BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 475 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Sunday, Chinese health authorities announced Monday.

Sunday saw 147 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (80 in Hubei), the National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily report.

By the end of Sunday, a total of 361 people had died of the disease and 17,205 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China.