BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 27 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

Altogether 78,171 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of Monday, the commission said in its daily report.

As of Monday, 82,919 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,633 people had died of the disease.