Beijing reports 9 more local COVID-19 cases, cluster total now 236

The Beijing Health Commission said on Monday that nine more COVID-19 cases, all locally transmitted, were recorded in the past 24 hours, raising total infections related to a local market cluster to 236 since June 11, when the first case was detected.

It's the lowest daily increase of confirmed cases in a week.

The nine new cases were reported from five Beijing districts: five from Fengtai, two from Haidian and one each from Xicheng and Chaoyang.

The commission said two suspected cases and five asymptomatic cases were also registered on Sunday.

No imported case was reported in the Chinese capital in the past 24 hours, it added.