The National Health Commission said 36 of the new cases were local transmissions in the capital, and Beijing health officials said later that all three dozen were linked to the Xinfadi market.
China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grew about a resurgence of the disease.
The other two domestic infections reported Sunday were in northeastern Liaoning province and were close contacts of the Beijing cases. Companies and neighbourhood communities across the city had begun messaging staff and residents to ask about their recent movements. One resident surnamed Chen told AFP he had made several trips with his car to the entrance of the community to deliver supplies for his family.
State-run media reported that the virus was detected on chopping boards used to handle imported salmon, and that major supermarkets had removed the fish from their stocks.
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