Covid-19 pandemic killed nearly 15M people in 2020 and 2021, up to triple the number of deaths attributed directly to the disease, WHO says
WHO says that most of the excess deaths - 84 percent - were concentrated in southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.
"New estimates from the World Health Organization show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the Covid-19 pandemic between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021 was approximately 14.9 million ," the UN health agency said on Thursday. Excess mortality is calculated as the difference between the number of deaths that have occurred and the number that would have been expected in the absence of the pandemic, based on data from earlier years.
Countries around the world reported 5.42 million Covid-19 deaths to the WHO in 2020 and 2021 - a figure that today stands at 6.24 million, including deaths in 2022.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WHO: Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people have died of COVID-19 or related causes, more than double the official death toll.
Read more »
Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide, WHO saysThe World Health Organization said pinning an exact number of COVID-related deaths remains challenging.
Read more »
WHO: Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19Accurate numbers on COVID-19 deaths have been problematic throughout the pandemic.
Read more »
Covid-19's full death toll is nearly three times higher than reported, WHO data suggestsAbout 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of Covid-19 in the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization -- nearly three times more deaths than were officially reported.
Read more »
India releases 2020 death data ahead of WHO COVID mortality study it objectsIndia registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year, government data released months ahead of schedule on Tuesday showed, as the World Health Organization readies its estimates of excess COVID-19 deaths whose methodology New Delhi has opposed.
Read more »
COVID: Infections Surge Across All Nine Bay Area CountiesAs the masks come off and restrictions fall, COVID-19 infections are rising in the Bay Area, where the Center for Disease Controls's data shows all nine Bay Area counties have a 'high' rate of coronavirus transmission.
Read more »