The Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG) on Sunday announced that 72 positive COVID-19 tests related to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games were reported between January 4 and 22. 

Among the confirmed cases, 39 were detected in entry tests and 33 in closed-loop tests.

Beijing 2022 organizers have stressed that there is no widespread infection inside the closed loop and the epidemic is under control.

The BOCOG revealed that there were 2,586 Games-related personnel entering China between January 4 and 22, among whom 171 are athletes and team officials and 2,415 are other stakeholders.