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According to a statement from the presidential palace, more than 180,000 people from the Latin American nation’s total population of around 33 million have died after contracting the virus - far outstripping previous data that put the tally at 69,342.
Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez said the figures had been revised following consultation with domestic and international experts, adding: “We think it is our duty to make public this updated information.”
Elusive figures
The new official tally covers the period from March 2020 to 22 May of this year and has increased dramatically because “a significant number of deaths were not classified as caused by Covid-19” prior to the consultation, said Health Minister Oscar Ugarte.