Covid-19: Death toll rises in Chinese city of Wuhan
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| Medical workers in Hubei province (AFP) |
There has been no letup in cases or fatalities from the
Coronavirus pandemic. In the Chinese city of Wuhan the death toll rose virus by
50% on Friday, to 3,869, while in the U.S. deaths from the virus increased to
more than 32,000.
By Vatican News
The Chinese city of Wuhan is where Covid-19 was first
detected late last year. This region had reported 2,579 deaths, but on Friday
that toll jumped by 1,290 fatalities.
According to a local government taskforce in charge of
controlling the coronavirus in the country, this figure reflected incorrect
reporting, delays and omissions.
China’s Foreign Minister has denied there has been a
cover-up of the outbreak in the country, saying that these figures are the
result of a statistical review to ensure accuracy.
The total number of cases in Wuhan now stands at 50,333.
China also revised its national death toll on Friday to 4,632.
U.S. toll and economic downturn
Meanwhile, in the United States, fatalities in the country
increased by 1,200 on Thursday, although it was a downward trend
from the previous day which saw a record 2.507 people lose the lives to
Coronavirus.
The United States is now the world's worst-affected country
with 650,000 cases and 32,000 deaths. The virus has also had a huge
effect on the country’s economy.
In the last number of weeks, 20 million Americans have
signed on for unemployment benefits as shops, restaurants and cafes remain
closed.
On Thursday, seven Northeastern states prolonged a lockdown
until May 15 in order to contain the outbreak.
As President Donald Trump prepares to outline his plan to
end the shutdown in the least-affected states as early as May 1, experts are
warning that the state of the U.S. economy has fallen to levels not seen
since 1929’s Great Depression.
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