<P> On October 13, the Trump administration requested $4.9 billion to fund a loan program that Puerto Rico can use to address basic functions and infrastructure needs . As of October 20, only 18.5% of the island had electricity, 49.1% of cell towers were working, and 69.5% of customers had running water, with the slowest restoration in the north . Ports and commercial flights were back to normal operations, but 7.6% of USPS locations, 11.5% of supermarkets, and 21.4% of gas stations were still closed . 4,246 people were still living in emergency shelters, and tourism was down by half . As of November 5, more than 100,000 people have left Puerto Rico for the mainland . A December 17 report indicated that 600 people remained in shelters while 130,000 had left the island to go to the mainland . </P> <P> An outbreak of leptospirosis may have been affecting survivors in the weeks following the hurricane . The bacterial infection is contracted through water contaminated with animal urine, with an incubation period of 2 to 30 days . Since large areas of Puerto Rico are without tap water, residents have been forced to use other sources of water that may be contaminated, such as local streams . By October 23, 4 people were suspected of having died from the disease while 74 others were suspected of being infected . There were 18 confirmed cases, 4 confirmed deaths and 99 suspected cases by November 7 . Puerto Rico averages 5 cases of leptospirosis per month under normal conditions . Despite the possibility of an outbreak, officials have not deemed the situation being as dire . </P> <Table> Reported Deaths in Puerto Rico by Month and Year <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September </Td> <Td> 2,838 </Td> <Td> 2,366 </Td> <Td> 2,242 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October </Td> <Td> 2,119 </Td> <Td> 2,353 </Td> <Td> 2,379 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total (Sept. and Oct .) </Td> <Td> 4,957 </Td> <Td> 4,719 </Td> <Td> 4,621 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> </Tr>

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