Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2023)
Estimate of COVID-19 Deaths, China, December 2022–February 2023
Abstract
China announced a slight easing of its zero-COVID rules on November 11, 2022, and then a major relaxation on December 7, 2022. We estimate that the ensuing wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections caused 1.41 million deaths in China during December 2022–February 2023, substantially higher than that reported through official channels.
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