Puerto Rico Saw 117 Deaths Per Day In Two Weeks Following Hurricane Maria

By DANICA COTO Published NOVEMBER 9, 2017 7:02 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The pace of deaths quickened on Puerto Rico immediately after Hurricane Maria — well beyond the number of deaths officially attributed to the Category 4 storm.

Officials in the U.S. territory on Wednesday reported the island had an average of 82 deaths a day in the two weeks before Maria hit Sept. 20. The average increased to 117 deaths a day through the rest of the month, but the rate then fell below usual in October.

“The truth is, that’s not normal,” said Jose Lopez Rodriguez, a demographer with the island’s Demographic Register. “We saw a difference, and it was a significant difference.”

The territory’s government has said 55 people died during the hurricane or later as a direct result of the storm, which knocked out power across the island.

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So the water on the island is still contaminated with bacteria (leptospirosis) and other forms of bacteria, there is still no power to over 75% of the island, they just had mud slides from the rains, and there is hardly a mention of this in the media-------------------