China Raises Wuhan Coronavirus <br />Death Toll by 50 Percent The revised death toll in <br />Wuhan is 3,869, representing <br />an increase of 1,290 people. The number of those infected <br />with the coronavirus was also <br />increased by 325 people to 50,333. China officials revised the number <br />of deaths in Wuhan amid mounting <br />criticism that they had not been transparent. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University, via 'The New York Times' A Wuhan official said the revisions <br />were important for the “credibility of <br />the government” and “maintaining <br />respect for each individual life.” The CIA has reported to <br />the White House that China has <br />greatly underreported its numbers. Official tallies of infections and deaths <br />in other major cities are significantly <br />higher than in Wuhan. This is despite the assumption <br />that the initial outbreak of the virus happened<br />in Wuhan sometime in December.
