Beijing reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, all linked to Xinfadi market

Ten regions across Beijing upgrade risk level

Ten regions in four districts in Beijing have upgraded their COVID-19 risk level from Saturday.

Huaxiang town in Fengtai is now the only high-risk area in China after the risk level in the region was moved up to the highest on Sunday.

51 new cases in four days all related to Xinfadi market

At another press briefing held on Sunday morning, Beijing municipal authorities confirmed 36 patients from Saturday were linked to the Xinfadi wholesale market.

The 36 new cases, 15 males and 21 females, consist of 27 individuals who worked at the market, while the remaining nine were exposed either directly or indirectly to the market.

Of the six cases reported on Friday were three who worked at the market and another three who visited the market.

The very first case in the new cluster also visited the market.