From the 10th, 98 COVID-19 hospital deaths over 7 days

"From 4,273 on the 4th to 4 on the 16th, a sharp decrease"

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Chinese authorities announced on the 19th that 98 deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in medical institutions during the week of the 10th to the 16th.

Major foreign media reported that the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made this statement on the same day.

The center also announced that the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in hospitals sharply decreased from 4,273 on the 4th of last month to 4 on the 16th.

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All COVID-19 infections occurring since December last year were due to the Omicron variant, with 60% being the BA.5.2.48 variant and about 29% the BF.7.14 variant.

The center said it has detected 15 Omicron subvariants, including one case each of the XBB.1 and XBB.1.5 variants.

Earlier, on the 15th, the center announced that from December 8 last year, when China transitioned to 'With COVID' policy, until the 9th of this month, about 83,000 people died of COVID-19 in medical institutions over two months.

Foreign media believe that if deaths occurring during self-treatment are included, the actual number of COVID-19 deaths in China could be up to ten times higher than the official figures announced by the authorities.

The New York Times reported on the 15th (local time) that, citing research results from infectious disease experts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and others, the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths in China since the outbreak in 2020 is estimated to be around one million.

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