China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths

Beijing: China reported on Saturday nearly 60,000 deaths of people who had COVID-19 since early December, following complaints the government had failed to release data about the state of the epidemic.
The death toll includes 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure due to COVID-19 and 54,435 deaths from other illnesses combined with COVID-19. The National Health Commission said those deaths occurred in hospitals, leaving open the possibility that more people may have died at home.