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BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday.

This marked that the Chinese capital city had not reported new confirmed locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases for 18 consecutive days. No new imported cases were reported either.

No new asymptomatic cases or suspected cases were reported on Thursday, and 14 patients were discharged from hospital after recovery, the commission said in a daily report.

From June 11 to July 23, the city reported 335 confirmed domestically transmitted cases, of whom 65 were still hospitalized and 270 had been discharged from hospital after recovery. There were seven asymptomatic cases still under medical observation, according to the commission.