The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country\u2019s unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate. <\/p>\n
A wave of virus cases has washed over the world\u2019s most populous nation since Beijing abruptly ended its zero-COVID policy last month. <\/p>\n
Beijing\u2019s figures are believed to only represent a fraction of the true toll, given China\u2019s narrow definition of a COVID death and official estimates that swathes of the population have been infected. <\/p>\n
The CDC last week said nearly 13,000 people had died from COVID-related illnesses between January 13 and 19, adding to a previous announcement that around 60,000 people had succumbed to the virus in hospitals in just over a month. <\/p>\n
But recent local government announcements and media reports<\/a> have indicated that the wave may have started to recede since peaking in late December and early January when hospitals and crematoriums were packed. <\/p>\n
There were 896 deaths attributable to the virus in hospitals on Monday, a decline of 79 percent from January 4, China\u2019s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Severe cases in hospitals also dwindled to 36,000 by Monday, representing a 72 percent drop from a high of 128,000 on January 5, the CDC said. <\/p>\n
The announcement came during China\u2019s biggest public holiday, the Lunar New Year, with authorities previously warning that the period of mass travel and social gatherings may trigger a renewed spike in infections. <\/p>\n
As of Tuesday, around 664 million trips had been taken nationwide during the Lunar New Year travel period, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing official figures.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 2023 AFP <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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