1,912 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,912 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said in its Tuesday report.

That brought the mainland's total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 153,319 as of Monday.

Over the past day, 39,131 close contacts were released from medical observation on the mainland, the report said.