Estimate of COVID-19 Deaths, China, December 2022-February 2023.

Authors :: Du Z
Wang Y
Bai Y
Wang L
Cowling BJ
Meyers LA
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2023 Oct; Vol. 29 (10), pp. 2121-2124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 28.
Publication Year :: 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.