The number of discharged COVID-19 patients in Shanghai has exceeded that of the city's daily new coronavirus cases for the first time, according to the Shanghai Health Commission.A total of 23,286 recovered patients were discharged from local designated or makeshift hospitals on Monday, compared to 19,442 newly confirmed and asymptomatic cases detected on the same day, said Wu Qianyu, a senior official with the health commission.The number of new COVID-19 cases on Monday also declined by nearly 2,000 from that of the previous day. Among them, 216 confirmed and 334 asymptomatic cases were detected during the city's nucleic acid screenings, according to Wu. Other new cases have already been put under central quarantine as close contacts or other risky groups.