Your normal's are absurd and your analogy of 1 to 2 is utterly pointless. You dont suddenly add up 1200+ deaths. Its a continuous process of finding of undiscovered death tolls. Why not report it as discovered because surely they didnt discover 1200+ dead in one single day.
Do you mean that they have to report to you (and the world) everything they do on daily basis? China is not a weak country to listen to others for what to do. They will do what is best for their own interest, not to satisfy Western media.