Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Peru on Monday (31/5) recorded more than double the number of Corona virus deaths, making it currently the country with the highest Covid-19 death per capita in the world.
The government said it had raised the number from 69,342 to 180,764 on the advice of a panel of health experts, which found a flaw in the records.
With these adjustments, Peru now has the highest per capita coronavirus deaths in the world, with 5,484 deaths per million population, according to the count. AFP.
The country of about 33 million people previously ranked 13th in the world with 2,103 deaths per million population, according to data AFP.
Hungary is in second place with 3,077 deaths per million population.
Peru has recorded more than 1.9 million infections to date, and in recent months has experienced an acute shortage of oxygen to treat coronavirus patients.
Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez said the toll was adjusted on the advice of a panel that suggested modifying Peru’s record-keeping criteria.
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Revision of records, Covid deaths in Peru are now the world’s highest
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