Shanghai has reported another seven more deaths from COVID-19 on April 19th. The deaths on Tuesday bring the total death toll in Shanghai to 17, with the virus continuing to spread.
The seven who died on Tuesday were also unvaccinated, city health official Wu Qianyu told a news conference, and were aged between 60 and 101. All the dead also had illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, according to the authorities.
The patients “became severely ill after admission to hospital, and died after ineffective rescue efforts, with the direct cause of death being underlying diseases”, the commission said.