In the large Chinese province of Zhejiang, located near Shanghai, about 1 million new cases of COVID-19 infection are detected every day, Reuters reported, citing the provincial government. This number is expected to double in the coming days.
“Zhejiang’s peak infection is estimated to come earlier and enter a period of high levels around the New Year, during which the daily number of new infections will reach up to 2 million,” the Zhejiang government said in a statement. .
Meanwhile, nationwide data from China has been incomplete as the National Health Commission stopped reporting asymptomatic infections, making it difficult to track cases. Today, December 25, the commission stopped reporting daily statistics.
Authorities in Zhejiang, with a population of 65.4 million, said among 13,583 infected people treated in hospitals in the province, one patient had severe symptoms caused by the coronavirus, while 242 infected had serious and critical conditions due to underlying diseases.
Zhejiang is one of the few areas that has recently seen a sharp increase in infections, including asymptomatic cases, Reuters noted.
Beijing earlier eased its zero-coronavirus policy, after which the number of new infections soared.
