1,676 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

BEIJING -- A total of 1,676 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said in its Tuesday report.

According to the commission, 29,818 close contacts were released from medical observation on the mainland on Monday.

A total of 140,220 patients had been discharged from hospitals across the mainland after recovery by the end of Monday, according to the report.