By the end of Wednesday, a total of 17,859 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been discharged from hospital in northeast China's Jilin Province, local health authorities said on Thursday.A total of 6,937 asymptomatic cases had also been released from medical observation.To date, over 17,000 local medical workers, along with 3,157 medics from other provincial-level regions and military medical teams, have supported Jilin's battle against its latest outbreak. The province is among the hardest-hit in China amid the latest virus resurgence.By the end of Wednesday, a total of 17,859 confirmed COVID-19 cases had been discharged from hospital in northeast China's Jilin Province, local health authorities said on Thursday.A total of 6,937 asymptomatic cases had also been released from medical observation.To date, over 17,000 local medical workers, along with 3,157 medics from other provincial-level regions and military medical teams, have supported Jilin's battle against its latest outbreak. The province is among the hardest-hit in China amid the latest virus resurgence.