China’s Covid Deaths and Severe Cases Slide 98% From Peak Levels

(Bloomberg) — The number of Covid-related deaths and severe cases at Chinese hospitals declined 98% from peak levels reached in early January, according to the country’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Daily fatalities at hospitals across the mainland slid to 102 as of Monday, down 97.6% from a high of 4,273 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 Jan. 5, it said.