I caught a little bit about this on CNN (I think that was the channel, I was basically surfing) in which the reporter gave numbers of affected and dead from the disease. His/her numbers were more than twice given in this article. I do remember the statement was made that over 2,000 had died.
Most of the numbers you will see or hear are going to be wrong. Those of us here on FR who follow these things have noted most often the governments downplay the numbers or give conflicting information.
Generally it is much worse than what they are telling you.