Greatly corrected death toll in Wuhan, China New Coronavirus April 17 16:28
The authorities in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, where the spread of the new coronavirus was the most serious in China, drastically corrected the number of deaths from more than 2500 people to 3869 people, saying that there was a leak in the statistics so far. .
According to what the Wuhan City headquarters announced on the 17th, in order to ensure the accuracy of the information, we reexamined the records of medical institutions, residents' organizations, and cremation facilities in the city, and as a result, we were infected with the new coronavirus. The number of people who died was 3,869, an increase of 1290 from the previously announced 2579.
Also, the number of infected people will be increased from 58 people to 325 people, and it will be corrected to 50,333 people.
These corrections have not yet been reflected in national statistics released by the Chinese government on the 16th until the 16th.
Wuhan City officials said the reason for the correction was that in the early stage of the spread of infection, there was a shortage of medical facilities and a shortage of medical facilities, and some people died at home without being treated at the hospital. It is because there was a leak in the statistics.
However, in Wuhan where the medical collapse occurred, it seems that some people died without an confirmed infection, and the number of such deaths may not be included in this correction.
In Wuhan, where the spread of infection was the most serious in China, no new cases of infection were confirmed after 3rd of this month, and the blockade of the city, which started in January on the 8th, was lifted for the first time in two and a half months. It was pointed out that the actual number of infected people and deaths may be higher than the announcement.