The Jilin provincial government in northeastern China is underreporting the number of CCP virus-diagnosed patients, leaked internal documents recently obtained by The Epoch Times reveal.
And on one recent occasion, the National Health Commission diluted the figures further.
Chinese authorities have consistently concealed the true scale of the outbreak, leading to citizens’ distrust of official data.
May 16
Jilin Province is currently experiencing a second wave outbreak of the CCP virus, which authorities said began with a “patient zero,” a cleaning worker at the police bureau of Shulan, a small municipality under the administration of Jilin city.
The Jilin Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports new virus infections daily to the national CDC. In its report, Jilin CDC lists details for each patient that include basic personal information, profession, activities in the previous 14 days, close contacts, and possible cause of infection.
The Epoch Times obtained copies of five reports produced by the Jilin CDC for five new diagnosed patients on May 16. Among these five patients was an 85-year-old woman named Ms. Li, who died on May 9 with severe symptoms of COVID-19. Her diagnosis wasn’t confirmed until after her death.
However, the Jilin provincial health commission announced on May 17 that three patients were newly diagnosed the previous day. While the commission separately mentioned the case of Ms. Li, her cause of death was noted as cardiovascular illness. Thus, she wasn’t counted by authorities as a COVID-19 death.
Meanwhile, the National Health Commission also announced three new domestic infections from Jilin that were confirmed on May 16, and didn’t mention Li’s case.
Similar underreporting has occurred from other local governments, such as the cities of Harbin and Wuhan, and the Inner Mongolia region, in which internal tallies show lower numbers than publicly announced data.
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