The photo taken on November 15, 2022 shows a nucleic acid testing site in Chaoyang district, Beijing. Photo: VCG

China on Monday announced another two deaths from COVID-19 in Beijing amid rising daily infections and new control measures imposed across the capital city, bringing the total death toll to three since May.

Following the death of an 87-year-old man who died of sepsis triggered by a serious lung infection in Beijing on Saturday, a female aged 91 and a male aged 88, both diagnosed with mild COVID-19 symptoms but with severe underlying diseases, died at Beijing Ditan Hospital on Sunday, China's national health commission confirmed on Monday.

According to an official announcement, the pulse, blood pressure and blood oxygen of the 91-year-old female, who had suffered from a cerebral infarction and Alzheimer's disease for years, cannot be measured  when she was transferred to hospital on Saturday. Despite emergency treatment, the woman was announced dead on Sunday. 

The 88-year-old man who had long-term high blood pressure, chronic bronchitis and a cerebral infarction, died of a sudden cardiac arrest.

According to national health commission, Beijing reported 962 new cases on Sunday, with 266 identified outside of quarantine zones through community level test screening. 

As both daily COVID-19 infections and cases screened out at community level continue to rise in the capital, Beijing officials held an anti-epidemic briefing on Sunday, calling for more scientific and precise measures to curb the rapid rise as soon as possible for maximum protection on people's heath and minimum impact on economic development.

Officials noted that populous Chaoyang district, Beijing's major business and diplomatic hub, was the top priority area where anti-epidemic measures should be strictly implemented. Chaoyang authorities held meetings on Saturday and Sunday, requiring an all-out effort to quickly control the outbreak amid a climbing number of daily infections.