Prognosis
China's Covid Deaths and Severe Cases Both Slide 98% From Peak Levels
- Data reported by China’s CDC come from hospitals only
- Some analysts see figures undercounting national totals
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The number of Covid-related deaths and severe cases at Chinese hospitals have both declined by 98% from peak levels reached in early January, according to the country’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Daily fatalities at hospitals across the mainland slid to 102 as of Monday, down 97.6% from a high of 4,273 on Jan. 4, the agency said in a statement dated Wednesday. Severe hospitalized cases fell to 2,000, marking a 98% drop from the peak of 128,000 on Jan. 5, it said.