Suspected leptospirosis deaths spiked after Hurricane Maria

The deaths, which were labeled in a government database as related to leptospirosis, increased after the September 20 storm and continued beyond October 20, which Puerto Rico considers to be the cutoff for attributing lab-confirmed leptospirosis deaths to the hurricane.

Source: Puerto Rico Demographic Registry, Puerto Rico Department of Health, CNN, CPI

Graphic: Curt Merrill/CNN