Two Covid deaths occur in China as a result of an Omicron-driven spike

            Both fatalities were recorded in the north-eastern province of Jilin, the epicentre of the current outbreak, which has expanded to over 20 provinces and dozens of cities, placing tens of millions of people under lockdown.

China announces the first Covid-19 deaths since January 2021, as health officials deal with a rise in new cases caused by the Omicron strain. Both fatalities were recorded in the north-eastern province of Jilin, which has been the epicentre of the outbreak, which has spread to over 20 provinces and dozens of cities. According to the national health commission, the country’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 4,638. Stealth omicron: A sub-variant is fuelling China’s Covid epidemic; 5 things to know China has recorded around 22,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections since March 1. The majority of the instances were reported from Jilin, a province with roughly 24 million inhabitants bordering Russia and North Korea that has been cut off from the rest of China.