In Wuhan city, which is considered to have started the outbreak of coronavirus, was revised official statistics on the number of deaths from dangerous diseases. On Friday it became known that the true number of deaths more than 50%, — reports the New York Post.
The number of deaths in the city dramatically increased from 2579 to 3869 cases: this is because health workers did not have time to help patients during the peak of disease in Wuhan. The number of deaths in the city were also adjusted. It increased from 325 to 50 333 — which is more than 60 percent of all HIV-positive people in China.
Information about the updated statistics were released after it became known that the Chinese government told the citizens about the threat of infection, only six days after the start of the outbreak.
President XI Jinping has warned the public of 20 January, but on 14 January, the members of the government of China has determined that the virus developed into a pandemic. During these days in Wuhan contracted COVID-19 more than 3,000 people, and millions of Chinese went on trips to celebrate the Chinese New Year, putting themselves and others at risk.
First case of coronavirus in Wuhan was officially registered on December 31. Since flash COVID-19 spread around the world: the virus has infected more than 2.1 million people and claimed more than 146,000 lives.
