Beijing, May 25 (IANS) Seven COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

There were 83 patients still being treated, the commission said in its daily report, XInhua reported.

Altogether 78,268 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals by the end of Sunday, the report said.

As of Sunday, a total of 82,985 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, and 4,634 people had died of the disease.

--IANS pgh/