China has reported nearly 60,000 deaths related to COVID-19 since early December as the virus spirals out-of-control.
Infections have surged in the People’s Republic since the nation lifted its strict “Zero Covid” policy in the face of growing public backlash on December 7 last year.
The newly-released figures reveal that a whopping 59,938 people — with an average age of 80.3 — have died with Covid in Chinese hospitals between December 8 and January 12.
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