Brazil Draws Scrutiny for Changes to Coronavirus Data Reporting

SÃO PAULO—The Brazilian governing administration is revamping how it calculates and releases info on coronavirus bacterial infections and fatalities, sparking criticism that President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking to cover the accurate extent of a pandemic that has killed much more than 35,000 persons.

In recent times, the administration of Mr. Bolsonaro, who often performs down the severity of the disease brought about by the new coronavirus, stopped publishing a tally of full fatalities and bacterial infections, reporting only the day’s toll for instances and fatalities. The administration…