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Reasons are apparent. After two years of zero covid policy, all policies were abruptly released and virus diffusion skyrocketed. Sinovac is not that effective and percentage of vaccinated people is low. A huge number of elders hanging in by a thread makes the rest. I still think COVID swept a wing of some Bejing hospital for academics, as it happened for nursing homes in the west. Everything was just delayed rather than avoided. Still the vast majority of our favorite longevity freaks will survive this with no harm.

Tong Tanjun, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , reportedly dead at 88. Close but no cigar for #12.

#11: Wang Zhongqi dead at 90.

Italian historian Mario Rosa (wiki) reportedly dead at 90.

Abraham Levy (wiki), spiritual head of Spanish and Portuguese Jews for 50 years, reportedly dead at 83, though no reliable source is available right now.

Serie A legend, Uruguyan midfielder Fabian O'Neill, in coma in ICU with unspecified illness. Only 49, but was already near death in 2020 due to liver failure as a consequence of his alcoholism. Worth a punt?

2023 class soon to be announced... last minute suggestions?

Indian rising star Tunisha Sharma (wiki), hospitalised after suicide attempt, condition unknown.

Right now I think it 's a hoax, soundofhope is notoriously trash. On the other hand I wouldn't be surprised at all. If an announcement doesn't come before tomorrow it is the usual baseless hoax.

More likely COVID spread in a nursing home/hospital for retired academics. I guess 13 dying and the usual suspects (Yang You, Lu Yuanjiu, Huang Xuhua) surviving the storm.

Stable, though "overall condition is delicate". Doesn't sound like anything imminent though. He will be very popular in deadpools next year.

Karnendu so evergreen he's dead.

Kaikala Satyanarayana (1935-2022) "My teammates were noobs!" (VS Achuthanandan) Age at death: 87 Known health issues: Bounced back from "extremely critical and unstable" condition in 2021 after COVID and a fall. Bedridden and on oxygen for the last year of his life. Cause of death: "Brief illness". No, seriously. Alignment: Popular Telugu actor who had a brief political stint.

Ze'ev Iviansky (wiki), Israeli political scientist, reportedly dead at 99.

Baadani has had it a month ago and will soon be discharged. Rinse and repeat.

Jean Malaurie was the first man to reach the North Geomagnetic Pole! He is a relic and a piece of living history, I'd surely call him an A-lister. The same could not be said about the others, with Baclet and Cooper being the Z-listers.

Conscious but bedridden. Still receiving treatment rather than hospice care.

Other day, other member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering dead: Gu Zhenan, aged 86. Oh, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Wang Tongsan, aged 74.

Relax all of you, Ronnie Hillman is dead. 31 is no age to go BTW.

Koko B. Ware on the mend.

Zhu Zhihong dead at 89.

Discharged .

Nice gambit, but he was released on "advanced age and good behaviour" grounds, he does not seem to have any prominent illness. The Snake ain't going anywhere...

Uhmmm... Vast majority of them are redlinks even on Chinese wiki. My guess is some Chinese editor is copying from Baike, and this number of deaths is the standard for Baike. So, no surge for now actually.

Haydeé Gastelú dead at 94.