MADRID: Spain's coronavirus death toll soared past 19,000 on Thursday (Apr 16) with another 551 deaths, but questions over the counting method ...
But regional authorities in Madrid and Catalonia said they each had thousands more victims than the official count.
The daily figure was compiled from information provided by regional authorities concerning deaths among patients who"had tested positive for coronavirus", he said.Between them, Madrid and Catalonia account for 56 per cent of the national toll, but some officials say the numbers are flawed for not including all those who have died outside of hospital.
In Catalonia, where 3,855 people have died, the real number could be higher than 7,000 -- prompting the regional government to announce changes to its counting method."Until now, the official figures were supplied by Catalan hospitals counting people who died there," it said in a statement late on Wednesday.
The funeral homes based their numbers on a count of those who died with COVID-19 and others who died while showing symptoms compatible with infection without having being tested, the Catalan government said.Among the latest wave of victims was best-selling Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda, who died at a hospital in the northern city of Oviedo, his publishing house said.
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