Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that we’ve hit the peak of 6.2 million cases (many are not reported like you said or people are asymptomatic or just ignoring symptoms on their own) on 1/6 so we are already on our way down. We are already peaking in NYC and DC among other East Coast hotspots.
Another report, the details of which show the same ENORMOUS anolamy.
China “official” deaths as of 13 January 2022:
“8,312 reported COVID-19 deaths based on Current projection scenario by May 1, 2022”
https://covid19.healthdata.org/china?view=cumulative-deaths&tab=trend
JHU, Worldometer and IMHE all “official” reporters of Covid’s deaths, say China's deaths are under 10 K over two years for a population of about 1.4 billion.
See any anomaly there? If the data is bogus AND reported, the reporting itself should be questioned. Not just for China.