The initial epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan, has reported a death toll of 2500. The evidence suggests that is far too low.
In recent days there has been increased speculation about the validity of China's official coronavirus statistics.
• Covid19.govt.nz: The Government's official Covid-19 advisory website
The country has reported 81,620 cases of the virus and 3322 deaths. Those numbers have barely risen in weeks, and they've been dwarfed by the surges in Spain, Italy and the United States.
