China Revised the Wuhan Coronavirus Death Toll by 50% Adding the Missing, and Delayed numbers

China’s city of Wuhan, which was the focal point of the novel coronavirus, announced the opening of the city on April 8, following 76 days of lockdown. As of late, China updated its casualty check information and the new number of deaths in Wuhan spike by 50 percent.

The new figures have additionally come after the mounting stress by the Western nations drove by the United States, which have raised worries over the coronavirus stats in China.

Later, Wuhan’s disease prevention and control headquarters explained the reasons behind the missing numbers and calculation. They explained that due to the overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients and a sudden decrease in the number of medical professionals, it was tough to calculate with accuracy. It additionally stated that because of a shortage of testing and treatment assistance, some people died at home and were later added to the total, RT News reported.

Wuhan’s Health authorities also clarified about the updated death count; “because of the inadequate amount of medical staff for admission and treatment in the initial stages, it was tough to give an accurate account.

Few medical institutions were unable to timely inform the disease prevention and control information system,” including the statistical investigation which was conducted to revise the total number of deaths due to COVID-19, BBC revealed. 

The novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan started at some point before the end of 2019, and the virus supposedly emerged from the Wet market in the city. The epidemic quickly spread and turned into a worldwide pandemic, contaminating more than 2.1 million individuals and killing almost 145,000 around the globe.

It’s important to mention that China was able to stem the virus from spreading in a few of its cities in March. They took a series of aggressive quarantine measures; however, they failed to contain the coronavirus from spreading in other nations and turning into a global pandemic. With the news figures, the total number of deaths in Wuhan remains at 3,869 and raises the worldwide total to 4,362.

Currently, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the world has reached 21, 59,450, around 1, 45,568 deaths, and 5, 49,592 recovered cases. The United States, The United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UAE, Iran, and many more nations are still in the eye of the storm of coronavirus pandemic.

Article Credit: RT News/The Guardian/BBC/Johns Hopkins University