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Beijing reported 36 fresh domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case, authorities in the Chinese capital said on Sunday.

By Saturday, 463 confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were recorded in Beijing, including 411 who had been discharged from hospital after recovery and nine deaths, reports Xinhua news agency.

There were still 43 patients being treated in hospital and one asymptomatic case is under medical observation.

A total of 174 imported COVID-19 cases have been reported in the capital city so far.

Taking the Beijing cases into account, the Chinese mainland reported a total of 57 COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

As of Sunday, China, where the pandemic originated last December, recorded a total of 84,229 COVID-19 cases, with 4,638 deaths.