Beijing reports 50 new confirmed local COVID-19 cases

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-05-20 10:42

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test at Xidan area in Beijing, May 14, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- Beijing reported 50 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 12 local asymptomatic cases on Thursday, the Beijing municipal health commission said Friday.

On Thursday, 39 patients were discharged from hospital upon recovery.

The Chinese capital also reported an imported confirmed case on Thursday.