Covid-19: Peru’s official death toll triples to become world’s highest
Owen Dyer
Abstract
Covid-19: Peru's official death toll triples to become world's highest Owen DyerPeru has revised its official death toll in the covid-19 pandemic from 69 342 to 185 380, after a scientific review of medical records ordered by the government.The new figure means that Peru has had 5551 covid deaths per million population, proportionally the worst official toll in the world.Hungary, which before this week had the world's highest official toll per capita, now stands a distant second at 3094 deaths per million.
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