1 Cases have touched a record high, and yet deaths remain at a near-record low

On Sunday, there were 38,503 new infections recorded across China — the highest ever in a single day. This number was up from 31,928 new cases on Saturday and 34,398 on Friday (also a record high till then). The seven-day average of daily infections (a number which denotes the case curve) has now touched 27,620 — surpassing the peak of 26,570 touched in April when Shanghai locked down amid an out-of-control surge.

While the current number of daily infections may be the highest ever, the number of deaths appear to be far lower. There have been three reported deaths in the past week, and seven fatalities in the last 30 days. The seven-day average of deaths currently stands at 0.4 a day. In the April surge, for context, this number jumped to an average of around 53 deaths a day.