SPAIN'S CORONAVIRUS WOES. Healthcare workers take part in a protest calling for a reinforced healthcare system outside the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid on June 8, 2020. Photo by Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP
On May 25, the ministry changed its method of collecting data on confirmed cases and fatalities, initially giving a daily death toll of between 50 and 100.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez even told parliament there had been"no deaths" for several days, prompting a backlash from the right and the far-right who have since accused him of hiding the real number of fatalities.
Since June 7, the number of dead has stuck at 27,136 while the regional authorities"review the information on deaths.. they can give a precise death date which will give a clearer sequence," Simon said. One problem with the new system is that it puts"excessive emphasis on reporting the previous day's figures" because if the data arrive after the deadline, they're not added to the daily total, explained Kiko Llaneras, a data analyst with El Pais newspaper.
But the government has rejected such claims, saying such figures include those who died of other causes or had COVID symptoms and never had a PCR test.
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