China: Covid deaths hit 9,000 per day,says UK based firm

In China, around 9,000 people are probably dying each day from Covid. This is revealed by a UK-based health data firm, Airfinity, which estimates that cumulative deaths in China since December 1 likely reached one lakh, while infections totalled one crore 86 lakhs.  It estimates are dying from Covid in China as the number of infections soar. It comes after Beijing lifted draconian zero-Covid health measures in November that had been in place for years. In a statement, the firm said that the daily death toll peaked on January 23 with about 25,000 cases a day, with cumulative deaths reaching 5.84 lakh. Airfinity said its model was based on data from China's regional provinces before changes to reporting infections were implemented, combined with case growth rates from other former zero-Covid countries when they lifted restrictions, the report said. Beijing has been accused of withholding health information so it's hard to accurately assess the numbers. However, China's National Health Commission (NHC) last week confirmed that the country's current outbreak is the largest the world has ever seen.