Saudis revise deaths up 48% to 282
After further review of medical records, Saudi Arabian health officials find 113 previously undiagnosed cases, raising the actual death toll to 282, a 48% increase over the former count of 190 deaths. The Health Ministry’s chief scientific adviser says:
While the review has resulted in a higher total number of previously unreported cases, we still see a decline in the number of new cases reported over the past few weeks.