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President Trump has increasingly accused China of dishonesty over its response to and reporting on the disease, saying its official numbers “seem on the light side.”U.S. China admits Wuhan coronavirus death toll at least 50% higher than first reported
By Ramy Inocencio
April 17, 2020 / 10:12 AM
/ CBS News
China raises Wuhan virus death toll 50%
The number of people who were infected and died from the new coronavirus in China’s central city of Wuhan, where the world’s first infections were reported, has been revised upwards significantly. The vast majority of China’s infections and deaths were recorded in Wuhan. The revision comes just a week and a half after the city celebrated the lifting of an unprecedented 76-day lockdown imposed to stop the disease’s spread. Coronavirus: The Race To Respond
Coronavirus updates: U.S. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports that China admitted Friday that about 50% more people died of the disease in Wuhan than previously reported. In real numbers, an additional 1,290 deaths were recorded with Friday’s admission, bringing the total for Wuhan to 3,869. First published on April 17, 2020 / 10:12 AM
