Officials raise Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria to nearly 3,000 people

The tally includes deaths related to the storm through February 2018

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DEVASTATING TOLL  The Puerto Rican government has officially raised its death toll from Hurricane Maria to 2,975, following a study that counted excess deaths from September 2017 through February 2018.

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The Puerto Rican government has officially updated its tally of lives lost to Hurricane Maria to an estimated 2,975.