COVID-19 in China: Only 40 new cases. With 5,111 serious/critical cases, will there still be between 3200 and 3500 deaths?

There have been only 40 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in China yesterday (8 March). We hope this indicates new cases are nearing the end as we have expected. There are still 5,111 serious/critical cases. We are unsure what affect these 5,111 cases may have on the final number of deaths. In our discussions, weeks ago…