haxxiy on 04 June 2021
Barozi said:Covid: Peru more than doubles death toll after review |
Well, this was sort of expected for a long time. Peru had 40 mechanical ventilators in the entire country when the pandemic began. 40. Even then, the new guidelines are probably the broadest assessment of what counts as Covid-19 deaths in the world, more so even than Belgium.
The IHME, which has published estimates for all countries based on excess mortality, has pegged the current number of deaths in Peru to be a bit lower - 166,000 or so. In terms of worse outbreak in the world, it's a close contest between Peru and some Eastern European countries which are also around 0.3 - 0.5% of the population in excess deaths at the moment. That would suggest attack rates potentially above 50% too.
Last edited by haxxiy - on 04 June 2021
