Peru has tripled its total coronavirus death toll to more than 180,000 after a government review revealed that officials had undercounted COVID-19 fatalities.According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Peru now has the highest coronavirus death rate per capita, with more than 500 fatalities per 100,000 people.Hungary previously had the worst death rate per capita at roughly 300 per 100,000 people.While Brazil currently has the.
Peru revises official COVID-19 death toll, making it world s worst per capita
Peru s government says the death count has been updated in part because of a lack of testing had previously made it difficult to confirm whether a person had died due to the virus or some other cause. 1 June 2021
Peru has 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 American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Its hospitals have been overcrowded and demand for oxygen has been outstripping availability.