Iran Press/ Asia: The city recorded 39 fatalities on Saturday, bringing its total number of virus-related deaths to 87 since late February, according to a report on Sunday by the Shanghai Health Commission.
According to the report, the average age of the people who died was 78.7, and all had underlying diseases.
The commission said that Shanghai logged 21,058 new local Covid infections, the vast majority of which were mild or asymptomatic cases.
The city reported 23,370 new local cases and 12 deaths the previous day.
The financial center is entering its fourth week of strict lockdown. At the same time, people living in the eastern part of the city, and neighborhoods with earlier reported cases, have been confined to their homes for even longer.
Frustration among residents has been building due to a lack of access to food or medical care, poor quality government rations, and the location of quarantine centers.
Beijing Warns of More Covid-19 Cases Amid a ‘Silent Spread.’
The municipal government said it would adopt nine actions from Friday to achieve the goal of “no community spread,” a milestone that’s eluded the city despite weeks of lockdown.
The announcement damped people’s expectations that restrictions would be gradually eased amid signs that the outbreak may have peaked.
While the announcement repeated existing lockdown measures, authorities vowed to strictly implement rules, including making sure people don’t leave their homes in restricted areas.
The government measures have caused mounting frustration among residents. Last week, Chinese online users rallied to outwit government censors with a video documenting weeks of lockdown in Shanghai, which flooded social media.
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