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And at that point, i decided to stop the count which was at around 64. because it really wasn't working. >> reporter: the governor then asked public health scientists at george washington university to explore how many excess deaths happened in the six months after maria. their estimate? 2,975. a death toll jump of more than 4500%. that number would include people like miguel santana, a u.s. veteran hop drove off a washed out bridge in pitch darkness. ana talia rodriguez whose breathing machine quit when his family's generator ran out of gas. >> if we had electricity, normal electricity at tha...

2,975. a death toll jump of more than 4,500%. that number would include people like miguel maldonado santana, a u.s. veteran who drove off a washed out bridge in pitch darkness. and atalia rodriguez whose breathing machine quit when his family's generator ran out of gas. >> if we had electricity, normal electricity at that time, he could be alive still today. >> reporter: how many applications have you received for funeral assistance? >> right now, i have about 2,235 total cases that have provided me death certificates. >> reporter: do you suspect people are trying to game that system to get m...