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Beijing city reports 66 new local COVID cases in 24 hours ending 3pm Friday

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People walk inside a subway station during morning rush hour amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Beijing reported 66 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections during the past 24 hours, a disease control official at the Chinese capital said on Friday.

The city reported a total of 610 COVID infections since April 22 as of 3 pm (0700 GMT) Friday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director at Beijing Municipal Health Commission, told a news briefing.

(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)

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