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Swine Flu Death Toll Triples in China Over a Fortnight
A statement posted on the health ministry's website late Tuesday said the number of people reported killed by the influenza A(H1N1) virus had jumped to 178 at the weekend, up from a previously reported nationwide tally of 53.
The statement gave no reason for the sharp increase but it comes after the ministry, on November 19, ordered more transparent reporting following comments by a renowned medical whistleblower who questioned official tallies.
The statement noted that "the number of severe cases and deaths continues to rise."
"The epidemic situation in our nation remains grim," it said.
Despite reporting tens of thousands of confirmed influenza A(H1N1) cases in China since the virus first emerged this spring in North America, the reported death rate here has remained far below that of other countries.
Cover-up suspicions were fuelled last month when medical expert Zhong Nanshan was quoted by a Chinese newspaper saying he suspected authorities in some areas were under-reporting fatalities to convince superiors they were containing the virus.
Zhong's opinion carries weight after he earned wide respect in 2003, for defying the official line on the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak to help reveal the true extent of the illness.
The government had initially tried to hide the SARS outbreak and only owned up after it began to spill over into other countries.
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