237 COVID-19 patients cured, discharged in Beijing

Beijing's two designated hospitals have accepted 924 COVID-19 patients as of 7 am Thursday since the latest outbreak began on April 22, and 237 of them have been discharged from hospital after recovery as of Thursday afternoon, a senior official said.

Among all patients, 560 were received by Beijing Ditan Hospital and the rest were received in Xiaotangshan Hospital, according to Li Ang, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission.

He said 113 of the patients in Ditan Hospital are aged above 60, with the oldest aged 91.

In addition, one patient, aged 86, is in severe condition and one patient is in critical condition due to a complication, he said.