China reported a sharp drop in new COVID-related deaths during the Lunar New Year holiday, even as a spike in travel increased the likelihood of more infections across the country.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said 6,364 deaths were linked to COVID-19 at hospitals across the country between Jan. 20 and Jan. 26, almost half as many as the previous week.
In the latest tally, 289 died from respiratory failure and 6,075 died from other underlying diseases but were infected with COVID, the center said in a statement on Saturday.
