13K Chinese die of Covid in one week

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 23, 2023 12:02 am

BEIJING: China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus.

China a week earlier said nearly 60,000 people had died with Covid in hospitals as of January 12, but there has been widespread skepticism over official data since Beijing abruptly axed anti-virus controls last month.

This photo taken on January 9, 2023 shows a patient with Covid-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Jinghong City in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in China's south Yunnan province. Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations on January 19, though President Xi Jinping said he was concerned about the countryside's ability to weather a Covid surge. Noel CELIS / AFP

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