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09:23, 22-Feb-2020
More than 20,000 recovered patients of coronavirus infection discharged in China
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A recovered patient infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) waves to medical staff at a temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 21, 2020. /Xinhua Photo
A recovered patient infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) waves to medical staff at a temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 21, 2020. /Xinhua Photo
A total of 20,659 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Friday, Chinese health authority said Saturday.
Friday saw 2,393 people walk out of hospitals after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.
By the end of Friday, a total of 2,345 people had died of the disease and 76,288 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China.