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China Reports First COVID-19 Deaths Since January 2021

HeadlineMar 21, 2022

China reported two COVID deaths in the northeastern province of Jilin Saturday, the country’s first coronavirus fatalities since January of last year. Jilin City, home to some 4.5 million people, went into lockdown today. Tens of thousands of people across China have been ordered to stay home as the country continues to battle its largest surges of the pandemic.

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