Stacks of Urns in Wuhan Raise New Questions of Virus’s Toll

(Bloomberg) —

The long lines and stacks of ash urns greeting family members of the dead at funeral homes in Wuhan are spurring questions about the true scale of coronavirus casualties at the epicenter of the outbreak, renewing pressure on a Chinese government struggling to control its containment narrative….Bloomberg

 56,007 cremations in Wuhan in the fourth quarter of 2019

1,583 higher than those in the fourth quarter of 2018

2,231 higher than the fourth quarter of 2017.