Beijing reports 2 new COVID-19 cases; 1 local, 1 imported

Beijing reported one new confirmed local case of COVID-19 related to Dalian, a city in northeastern Liaoning province which reported a local outbreak in recent days, and one imported case on Monday, according to the Beijing Municipal Health Commission on Tuesday morning.

No new suspected cases or asymptomatic cases were reported for Monday.

From June 11 to July 27, the city reported 335 confirmed local cases related to Beijing’s Xinfadi wholesale market in Fengtai district, of which 25 are still hospitalized and 310 were discharged from the hospital after recovery.

Before Monday, Beijing had zero reported local cases for 22 days in a row.