China CDC Will Estimate Excess Covid Deaths Amid Data Doubts
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China is planning to calculate, then release, excess mortality data as a record wave of infections engulfs the country and doubts grow about the accuracy of its official Covid figures.
A team at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has started making preparations to assess the measure of deaths, according to chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyou. Excess mortality, which gauges the difference between the number of deaths caused during the current Covid wave and the number of fatalities expected had the pandemic not occurred, has been used around the world as it’s meant to provide a more comprehensive snapshot of Covid’s impact.