Shanghai reports first official Covid deaths in weeks-long lockdown Egypt Independent


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Hong Kong (CNN) – Shanghai reported three Covid-19 deaths Monday, the first officially announced fatalities from a raging Omicron outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands of people despite a government-enforced city-wide lockdown. Three elderly people aged between 89 and 91 died from Covid on Sunday, after their condition deteriorated in hospital, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission said in a statement Monday. All three were unvaccinated and had underlying health conditions such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, according to officials. The city reported 2,417 symptomatic cases and 19,831 asymptomatic infections Monday, slightly down from the previous...