China recorded approximately 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths on Saturday, since the country abruptly removed its stringent pandemic restrictions in early December. Even while the authorities claimed the “emergency high” of the most recent wave seemed to have passed, the toll may still be underestimated by those figures, according to the AP.
The National Health Commission said that since December 8, there have been 54,435 fatalities from COVID-19 and other illnesses combined, with 5,503 of those deaths resulting from respiratory failure brought on by COVID-19. Anyone who passed away at home would not be counted in the statistics because it was said that such “deaths due to COVID” happened in hospitals.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, the government has been withholding most information until Saturday’s declaration. In spite of an increase in infections that started in October and has overrun hospitals with feverish, wheezing patients, China stopped publishing data on COVID-19 deaths and infections after removing anti-virus regulations in December. In Beijing, hospitals around the nation are overflowing with patients, while crematoriums and funeral homes are having a hard time caring for the deceased. According to a National Health Commission official, Jiao Yahui, the number of people visiting fever clinics has decreased, which suggests that infection rates are currently declining.
According to Jiao, the average daily attendance at those clinics peaked at 2.9 million on December 23 and dropped by 83% to 477,000 on Thursday. At a news conference, Jiao stated, “These figures demonstrate the national emergency peak has passed.”
According to Dr. Dale Bratzler, chief COVID officer at the University of Oklahoma and director of quality control at the university hospital, it is difficult to determine whether China has actually passed a COVID-19 peak. It’s challenging to know, Bratzler remarked. The people in China are susceptible since there are a lot of unvaccinated people.
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