China Boosts Virus Death Tally, Rejects Accusations of Cover Up
- Addition of 1,290 deaths in Wuhan brings total to 4,632: NHC
- Undetected deaths at home, late and incomplete reporting cited
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China revised its official death count from the coronavirus, adding some 1,290 fatalities from the city of Wuhan, but officials rejected accusations that it has covered up the true scale of the epidemic.
The addition boosts the nationwide death toll by nearly 40% to 4,632, the National Health Commission said on Friday, of which the majority come from Hubei province where Wuhan is located. Total confirmed infections rose to 82,692 after Wuhan added 325 cases in the revision, which was reported by state news agency Xinhua earlier.