(Source: China Daily)

1,637 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-04-18 09:50

A COVID-19 patient leaves the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the largest makeshift hospital, in East China's Shanghai, April 14, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- A total of 1,637 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, the National Health Commission said in its Monday report.

That brought the mainland's total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 151,407 as of Sunday.

Over the past day, 33,882 close contacts were released from medical observation on the mainland, the report said.