Beijing – Bloomberg News reported that the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China in one day this week was 3.7 crore. According to the report quoting figures from China’s Department of Health, at least 25.8 crore people (18% of the population) may have been affected by Covid-19 till the 20th of this month. In China’s southwestern province of Sichuan and its capital, Beijing, nearly half of the population is infected with Covid-19.
At the same time, according to China’s official count, the number of Covid-19 victims on the 22nd of this month is less than 5000. No deaths were reported for the third day in a row. The spread accelerated following the relaxation of the lockdown.
English Summary: Covid surge in China
