Puerto Rico had a steep increase in the number of fatalities shortly after Hurricane Maria blew up the region.<br />For months, government officials had stopped providing public updates on the number of dead.<br />Numbers were released a day after a lawsuit was filed seeking more information about the number of hurricane-related deaths.<br />According to BuzzFeed, the government counted 2,928 deaths in September and 3,040 in October.<br />That's nearly 700 deaths more each month when compared to 2016 and 2015. <br />
