COVID-19 recovery rate on Chinese mainland is 93.5%

The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients on the Chinese mainland is 93.5 percent as of the end of March, Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing.

According to the latest report, a total of 76,238 patients have recovered and been released from hospitals on the Chinese mainland and there're 2,004 remaining patients nationwide as of March 31.

Speaking at the conference, Mi also noted that over a third of current domestic cases are in severe or critical condition.