Just for the record, I was watching Fox News at the time, and heard that interview. She (the hospital spokesman -- doctor?) sounded like she was just stating the facts, and trying to give a conservative estimate.
My jaw dropped when I heard it, but incredibly no one else has reported such a thing.
It seems there is some sort of gag order in effect that is keeping the networks from reporting a death count. One reporter on Fox surmised that they would release the numbers after the president finished his visit.
I have no idea why they would wait. It is the most curious thing.
After the politictions left.