China officially reports revised Wuhan death toll, up by 50%, page-11

"Sounds though more like the kind of miscalculations that would occur if there were tens of thousands of deaths to begin with"

Quite possibly correct for that very reason.

What other countries experienced lost China communist face.....the hope is this mild appeasement might sate enough to avert eyes and ears. The WHO will believe them not matter what they claim.....birds of a feather and all that.