Wuhan hikes Covid-19 death toll by 50 pct citing gaps in early testing

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CORONAVIRUS | The revisions follow widespread speculation that Wuhan's death toll was significantly higher than reported.

| The Chinese city of Wuhan hiked its death toll from the novel coronavirus by 50 percent on Friday bringing the total to 3,869, state-run TV reported, confirming residents' worst fears amid rising international doubts about Beijing's handling of the outbreak.

"In the early stage, due to limited hospital capacity and the shortage of medical staff, a few medical institutions failed to connect with local disease control and prevention systems in a timely manner, which resulted in delayed reporting of confirmed cases and some failures to count patients accurately," state broadcasterSuspicion that China has not been transparent about the outbreak has risen in recent days, with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressing skepticism about...

Some experts however believe fatality numbers in many other countries undercount the real death toll due to people who have died from Covid-19 without being tested or presenting at hospitals. Doctors and government officials in Wuhan have been repeatedly questioned about the accuracy of the death toll by journalists on government-arranged trips.

 

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