Chile's government has raised the number of confirmed deaths from the February 27 earthquake and tsunami to 486. A report last week listed 432 dead.
A report released on Wednesday by the Interior Ministry also lowers the number of missing to 79 from 98.
The 8.8-magnitude quake devastated a vast area of south-central Chile, causing nearly $US30 billion in damage, according to the government. In the first week after the quake, the estimated death toll rose above 800 due to double-counting among government agencies.
