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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 18-Apr-2020 15:04:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   #China admits to counting errors, raises their official #COVID-19 death toll by about half. https://news.yahoo.com/beijing-admits-under-counting-coronavirus-144928180.html [news yahoo com]
   
   I did notice a jump in their numbers, but I thought there may have been another flare up during the few days I was not monitoring the JHU site. (Some sites have questioned the numbers out of China, referring to crematorium activity levels and restrictions in and around Wuhan as indicators.)
   
   #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease
   • GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 18-Apr-2020 15:31:56 UTC GeniusMusing

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     @lnxw48a1 I would guess they are still way off by several factors, just as the US is/was not counting those who died without being tested or died at home/nursing home (in NY now being counted).
     
     Coronavirus: Why is NYC reporting surge in virus deaths BBC News - 15 April 2020
     https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52303739
     
     Hundreds of recent deaths in New York nursing homes linked to coronavirus US news | The Guardian - Fri 17 Apr 2020
     https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/17/new-york-nursing-homes-coronavirus-deaths
     
     Wuhan's Crematoriums Are Filling Thousands of Urns With Coronavirus Remains Each Day VICE - Mar 30 2020
     https://nu.federati.net/url/267755
     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.