The authorities of the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is considered the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, specified the number of victims of infection.

According to new data, the death toll in the city amounted to 3,869.

As newsru.com reported referring to Xinhua News Agency, the number of infections has increased by 325 to 50,333. Thus, a total of 4,632 COVID-19 patients have died in China, and 82,692 were infected.

The reason for the data change is that at the height of the epidemic, the healthcare system was overloaded and many patients died before testing for COVID-19. In addition, the recorded information about some of the deceased patients was incomplete; the reports contained repetitions and errors.

The US White House received a report from the US intelligence community early in April, according to which China underestimated the real data on COVID-19. US President Donald Trump directly accused the Chinese authorities of concealing information, which contributed to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.