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I’d also throw in that Worldometer’s numbers for daily cases or fatalities the most recent day or two, are sometimes a bit whacky, but,

A) They usually are not hugely off JHU’s numbers,

B) Given more time they usually settle in to other sources well.

C) Rarely do the numbers drop as confirmations come in. CDC’s history of reports on flu deaths, preliminary and final, is quite illuminating.

--- Paul R writes, "A) They usually are not hugely off JHU’s numbers, B) Given more time they usually settle in to other sources well. C) Rarely do the numbers drop as confirmations come in. CDC’s history of reports on flu deaths, preliminary and final, is quite illuminating."

Ah, the gathering of trustworthy :numbers" and statistics by trustworthy sources.... In fact, "illuminating."

"CDC estimates* that, from October 1, 2021 through January 29, 2022, there have been: 1,200 – 3,500 flu deaths

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm

China "official" Covid deaths as of 8 February 2022:

4,849 deaths in more than two years --

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/china

4,636 deaths in two years --

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries 4,849 deaths in two years --

https://www.statista.com/topics/5898/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-in-china/#dossierKeyfigures

From the University of Washington's IMHE -- Current situation, as of 4 February 2022 "Reported deaths due to COVID-19 in the last week increased to 1 per day on average compared to 0 the week before (Figure 3.1)."

https://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/covid_briefs/6_briefing_China.pdf

Trust the sites? Trust the numbers? After all they are not "hugely off...." And they "usually settle in to other sources well."