The 59,938 people that died in hospitals between 8 December and 12 January had an average age of 80.3
Officials said COVID fever and emergency hospital admissions had peaked, with the number of coronavirus patients in hospital continuing to decline.
Wen Daxiang, a Shanghai Health Commission official, said China would strengthen health monitoring and management of its high-risk population and bolster the supply of drugs and medical equipment in rural areas. The UK Health Security Agency said its new programme would see"a sample of passengers arriving in England from mainland China tested for COVID-19 at the point of their arrival".
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