Upon finally realising that nobody believes their death toll basically just stopped increasing a month or so ago, they have today put up their deaths by EXACTLY 50%.
Across a huge country with a population of 1.4 billion people, though. 2 million deaths in that context doesn't mean them piling up in the streets, it just means a similar proportional spike as other countries have seen. Also, I think you underestimate just how effective and all-pervasive the Chinese security state is.