Shanghai reports three deaths among Covid patients
The city reported 19,831 new daily asymptomatic Covid-19 cases on 17 April, down from 21,582
A person in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks a dog at a resident community, as the second stage of a two-stage lockdown has been launched to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Shanghai, China April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai said three people infected with Covid-19 died on Sunday, the first time during the current outbreak that it reported deaths among coronavirus patients.
The city reported 19,831 new daily asymptomatic Covid-19 cases on April 17, down from 21,582 on the previous day.
New symptomatic cases stood at 2,417, down from 3,238.
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The city has conducted more than 200 million nucleic acid tests since March 10 in a bid to curb China's biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan in late 2019.
