Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 70 Times Higher Than Official Government Estimate, Says Study

Nearly 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria, more than 70 times more than the official government death toll, according to a new study from the New England Journal of Medicine.

The study, released Tuesday, calls the official government estimate a “substantial underestimate” while saying that an adjusted statistic could point to as many as 5,740 excess deaths.

The death toll according to Puerto Rico’s official government is 64.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}