China reports first Covid-19 deaths in more than a year

China’s health authorities reported the country’s first Covid-19 deaths since January 2021 as infections surge due to the Omicron variant (Andy Wong/AP)

China’s health authorities reported the country’s first Covid-19 deaths since January 2021 as infections surge due to the Omicron variant.

The two deaths, both in north-eastern Jilin province, bring the country’s coronavirus death toll to 4,638.