Peru more than doubles its official Covid-19 death toll, leaving it with world's worst death rate [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

5/23/18 CNN London Claudia Rebaza
By Laura Diaz and Claudia Rebaza, CNN

Updated 7:09 AM ET, Tue June 1, 2021

(CNN)Peru has more than doubled its official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic following a government review of the figures, leaving the country with the highest coronavirus-related death rate per capita in the world.

Peru's prime minister announced Monday that the death toll from March 1, 2020 to May 22, 2021 had been revised up to 180,764. The previous figure was 67,807, which is 2.6 times lower.

Speaking at a press conference on CNN affiliate TV Peru, Violeta Bermudez said the updated figures were based on advice taken from a panel of Peruvian and international experts.

"It [is] our duty to make the updated information public, not only as part of our commitment to transparency, but also to comply with our obligations as a State," Bermudez said.

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