The global death toll from COVID-19 hit 6 million early Monday. The World Health Organization continues to warn that the pandemic is not over and that as long as major parts of the world are not yet vaccinated, new variants are likely.
The global death toll from COVID-19 hit 6 million early Monday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.
And despite its wealth and vaccine availability, the U.S. on its own is nearing 1 million reported deaths. Experts say the 6 million figure was hit some time ago, as differences in reporting standards and poor recordkeeping in many parts of the world have led to an undercount, the AP reported. The World Health Organization continues to warn that the pandemic is not over and that, as long as major parts of the world are not yet vaccinated, new variants are likely.
“In the past few months, we have seen unprecedented levels of disease transmission across the world due to the omicron variant, the group, housed under the Multilateral Leaders Task Force, said in a statement.
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