New estimate is based on the finding that the number of deaths from September 2017 to February 2018 was up 22% year on year
Puerto Rico has raised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria to 2,975 people – a dramatic increase on the previous official figure of 64 – almost a year after the devastating storm struck the island.
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