Peru Triples Its Pandemic Death Toll, Now Worst In The World Per Capita

Reuters: Peru revises pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru on Monday almost tripled its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with the worst death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Peru has been among the hardest hit Latin America countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with its hospitals overcrowded with patients and demand for oxygen outstripping availability.

Experts had long warned that the true death toll was being under-counted in official statistics.

The government said it will now update its death count, which stood at 69,342 as of Sunday, in part because of a lack of testing that made it difficult to confirm whether a person had died due to the virus or some other cause.

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. When this is all over, Peru will not be the only country revising Covid-19 death totals.

More News On Peru Revising Its Pandemic Death Total

Covid: Peru more than doubles death toll after review -- BBC

New data in Peru show COVID-19 death toll is over 180,000 -- AP

Peru Revises Covid-19 Death Total to Triple Official Figures -- New York Times

Peru triples coronavirus death toll, giving it the worst mortality rare in the world -- 9News

Peru More Than Doubles Official Covid Death Toll to 180000 -- Bloomberg

Peru adjusts COVID-19 death toll, now highest per capita overall -- Al Jazeera

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