Covid-19: 10,844 Chinese patients discharged and autopsies done on two

Medical workers wearing face masks speaking to journalists outside a hospital where three patients cured of the novel coronavirus were discharged in Beijing, China on Feb 14, 2020. - Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 17 (Xinhua): A total of 10,844 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Sunday, the Chinese health authority announced on Monday (Feb 17).

Sunday saw 1,425 people walk out of hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.