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Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%

Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%
Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%

2020-04-17 00:00:00 - From: Baghdad Post


Authorities in the Chinese city where the global coronavirus pandemic began late last year have revised its death toll upwards by 50%, as the government in Beijing again denied there had been any cover-up in its handling of the crisis.


A local government taskforce in Wuhan charged with virus prevention added 1,290 fatalities to the city’s toll, taking the confirmed count to 3,869 from a previously reported 2,579.

Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, suffered more fatalities than any other city in China as residents struggled get help from its overwhelmed medical system.