BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A total of 44,462 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Sunday, Chinese health authority said Monday.

Sunday saw 2,837 people discharged from hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.

By the end of Sunday, a total of 80,026 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the Chinese mainland, and 2,912 people had died of the disease.