A 83-year-old cured patient waves goodbye to medical workers at the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020.(Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Leishenshan Hospital sees its first two cured patients recover from COVID-19 Tuesday.

WUHAN, Feb. 18,(Xinhua) -- Leishenshan Hospital, a makeshift hospital built in Wuhan amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), discharges its first two cured patients Tuesday.

A total of 12,552 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Monday.

An 83-year-old cured patient gestures as she leaves the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An 83-year-old cured patient gestures as she leaves the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An 83-year-old cured patient gestures as she leaves the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Medical workers present a gift to an 83-year-old cured patient at the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An 83-year-old cured patient gestures as she leaves the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

83-year-old cured patient gestures as she leaves the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An 83-year-old cured patient gestures as she leaves the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020.(Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

An 83-year-old cured patient waves goodbye to medical workers at the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)■