Beijing reports new cases, continues testing

Beijing reported 36 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours starting Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total number of infections to 928 since April 22. Fifteen districts are involved, according to Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, who spoke at a news conference on Thursday.

Of the new infections, 32 were reported in controlled zones, and four were found in mass nucleic acid tests at community level, she said.

Of all 928 cases, Chaoyang district registered 349, the most in the outbreak, followed by Fangshan which reported 267. Tongzhou reported 71 cases and Fengtai reported 69 cases during the same period.

"Hidden transmission risks still exist at the community level and the transmission chain in the city is not yet completely cut," Pang said.