Beijing has reported 45 confirmed locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases between midnight Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, the municipal health commission told a press conference.

This brings the number of new cases to 2,059 since April 22, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, at the press conference.

Of the new cases, 228 were related to a bar in Beijing's Chaoyang District. They were reported from June 9 to 3 p.m. Monday, according to the commission, adding that the new cluster infection is in the development stage and the risk of virus spreading still exists.

Starting from Monday, officials said that Chaoyang will carry out districtwide nucleic acid testing for three consecutive days to eliminate the potential risk of further virus spread.

(With input from Xinhua)