The total number of coronavirus deaths in Wuhan has been revised up by 1,290 - a 50% increase.
According to the latest figures, 3,869 people are known to have died from COVID-19 in the Chinese city - the epicentre of the outbreak.
Earlier this month, Wuhan lifted a lockdown that had paralysed the city of 11 million for more than two months in a drastic effort to contain the virus. However, over two million cases of the disease have now been reported across the world and dozens of countries are in lockdown. China has strongly denied claims it delayed reporting on the virus outbreak in Wuhan late last year and underreported case numbers, worsening the impact on the US and other countries.It comes as figures show China suffered its worst economic contraction since since at least the 1970s in the first quarter as it fought the coronavirus.
Weak consumer spending and factory activity also suggest the country faces a longer, harder recovery than initially expected.
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