A spokesperson for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) acknowledged `` We know that [ the stated death toll ] is an underestimation '' , Emma Brown , Beth Reinhard and Aaron C. Davis , Coronavirus death toll : Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count , 5 April 2020 , The Washington Post a statement corroborated by anecdotal reports of undercounting in the U.S . There are indications or suspicions of significant undercounting of corona deaths in Brazil , China , Iran , North Korea , Russia , and the UK .
There are suspicions there may be more cases of corona deaths that reported in Brazil , China , Iran , North Korea , Russia , and the UK .