Ten patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Altogether 78,219 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital by the end of Friday, the commission said in its daily report.

As of Friday, a total of 82,941 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,633 people had died of the disease.