Covid Hospital Emergencies Passed Peak: Health Authorities

The number of critically ill patients suffering from Covid-19 remains high, but fever clinics and emergency departments have passed their peak number of cases, according to Caixin. In a recent press conference, it was announced China has recorded 60,000 covid-19 deaths in hospitals, ten times the number previously announced, Caixin said, quoting data from the National Health Commission. The number of deaths may be higher, due to delays in reporting and trouble accounting for deaths occurring at home, the paper said. The average age of fatal cases was 80.3 years old, with 90.1% 65 years old and above.