China officially updated its COVID death toll numbers, linking nearly 60,000 deaths to COVID-19 since early December, the Associated Press reports, citing the country's top health leaders.
The country previously reported only 5,272 deaths from COVID since the pandemic began, the Washington Post reports.The NHC said the “deaths related to COVID” happened in hospitals, leaving open the possibility that more people died at home, AP reports.
"The number of fever clinic visitors is generally in a declining trend after peaking, both in cities and rural areas," said Jiao Yahui, an official from the National Health Commission, perChina has been shy about releasing its full COVID-19 data and the actual death and case numbers might be higher. The country stopped reporting COVID-19 death data after lifting itsSoon after the rules lifted, China saw a COVID "tsunami" as more deaths occurred.
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