Around 60,000 people have died as a result of COVID-19 since China lifted its strict anti-pandemic regulations last month, the National Health Commission said Saturday
The number of COVID-related deaths in hospitals totalled 59,938 between December 8 and January 12, officials from the country’s top health body said at a news conference, of which 5,503 fatalities were caused by respiratory failure. The remainder were caused by a combination of COVID-19 and other ailments.has released an official death toll since pivoting away from zero-COVID late last year.
“There are some very important information gaps that we are working with China to fill,” Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19,. “WHO still believes that deaths are heavily under-reported from China and this is in relation to the definitions that are used but also the need for doctors and those reporting in the public health system to be encouraged to report these cases and not discouraged.
Even the latest figures are likely still not reflective of the true death toll, with most models predicting around a million fatalities from the current wave. The current wave of cases is cresting, NHC officials confirmed Saturday, and the worst has already passed in many areas, with medical affairs director Jiao Yahui saying nationwide “the number of fever clinic visitors is generally in a declining trend after peaking, both in cities and rural areas.”
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