Beijing reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, all locally transmitted

The Beijing Health Commission said on Saturday that 17 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were recorded on Friday, raising total infections to 297 since June 11, when the first case of Beijing's Xinfadi market cluster was detected.

The 17 cases were reported in two districts in Beijing: 15 in Fengtai, two in Daxing.

Beijing also registered four asymptomatic cases on Friday, the health authority said.

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