13 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Tourists visit the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Thursday saw 13 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals following recovery on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday.

There were 163 confirmed cases still being treated, the commission said in a daily report.

As of Thursday, the Chinese mainland had reported a total of 90,147 confirmed COVID-19 cases, among whom 85,348 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery and 4,636 died of the disease.