Wuhan Death Toll Raised by 50% as China Admits Mistakes

Chinese officials raised the official death toll in the city of Wuhan — where the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic first began — by over 50% Friday morning, adding nearly 1,300 fatalities to bring the city's total to 3,869. Officials said some deaths were "mistakenly reported," while others, such as deaths that occurred outside of hospitals, had been completely missed in some cases. The confusion led China to again deny accusations that it has masked the true toll of its outbreak. Reporting outlets located throughout the political spectrum, particularly right-rated sources, framed the revision as another mark against China's handling of the pandemic and more purported evidence that Chinese officials may have instituted a wide-scale cover-up.