China's National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed cases and no additional deaths as of April 17.
That brings the country's total confirmed cases to 82,719, while the death toll stands at 4,632, according to government figures.
Separately, the NHC said there were 54 new asymptomatic cases, where people tested positive for the virus but did not display any symptoms. That brings China's total number of asymptomatic cases currently under medical observation to 1,017, according to the NHC.
and that other countries will also likely need to amend their own data as systems around the world are overwhelmed. Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China, added 325 confirmed cases and 1,290 deaths to the city's Covid-19 count after "a city-wide investigation," state media reported Friday.
"This was done in an attempt to leave no case undocumented," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's lead scientist on Covid-19, said at a news briefing from the agency's Geneva headquarters. "They looked at the funeral service systems. They looked at hospital systems. They looked at laboratories to see if there were any duplications or if there were any cases missing.
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