Thread by @EpochTimes

The #CoronavirusOutbreak in eastern #China’s #Shandong province is much worse than the officially reported, according to a series of internal gov't docs obtained by @EpochTimes. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/leaked-documen…

#Shandong authorities underreported the number of daily infections, according to internal #ShandongCDC data.

The Shandong CDC infection numbers were up to 52x greater than the officially published data by the Shandong health commission and #China’s National Health Commission.

As of Feb. 25, the #Shandong government stated that there were a total of 755 infections in the province.

But the internal document showed that 1,992 people had tested positive for #Coronavirus via nucleic acid testing as of Feb. 23. epochtimes.com/b5/20/2/24/n11…

The government publicly stated there were 4 newly diagnosed #Coronavirus patients on Feb. 22, but the internal document said that 61 patients were diagnosed with the virus that day.

In recent days, official data has shown new infections leveling off.

For example, on Feb. 25, the National Health Commission reported only a total of 9 new diagnosed cases outside of #HubeiProvince, where the #CoronavirusOutbreak is most severe.

The internal data shared with @EpochTimes includes a breakdown of diagnostic results from all 16 prefectural-level municipalities in #Shandong province, which were sent in an email to the disease control department of the Shandong health commission.

The #Shandong CDC compiled daily statistical reports about #Coronavirus diagnoses, tallying positive test results at all hospitals in the province.

At times, the Shandong gov't reported 1 or 2 new diagnoses to the public, when the internal data showed much more.

For the period between Feb. 8 to Feb. 22, the government announced that there were 347 newly diagnosed cases, but the internal data shows 1,072 new patients—more than 3 times the published figure.

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