COVID’s Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers

COVID’s Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers

FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you think the reported worldwide death toll from the pandemic is already too high, new research suggests the number of excess deaths may be triple that of official estimates. The official COVID-19 death toll between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, was 5.9 million. … Read more

46 Covid deaths in Delhi in 5 days, 34 patients had comorbidities, 25 aged above 60: Govt data

46 Covid deaths in Delhi in 5 days, 34 patients had comorbidities, 25 aged above 60: Govt data

Five fatalities were recorded in the 21-40 age group, while one patient each from the 0-15 and 16-20 age cohorts succumbed to the infection, the data showed. Of the 46 COVID-19 patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer and heart and liver diseases, according to … Read more

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 Total

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020 Total

Nov. 22, 2021 — The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. Overall, more than 771,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the U.S. during the pandemic. About 385,000 were reported in 2020, according to CDC data, and … Read more

Over 700 doctors died of Covid-19 during second wave: Indian Medical Association

Over 700 doctors died of Covid-19 during second wave: Indian Medical Association

Karnataka which faced an upsurge of Coronavirus during the fag end of second wave also reported only 9 Covid-19 related casualties among doctors. (Representative image) Even as the remnants of the second wave of Coronavirus continue to wreak havoc in the country, more than 700 doctors succumbed to the deadly disease during the second wave. … Read more

Coronavirus in India: Despite better infra, more people are dying in the cities

Coronavirus in India: Despite better infra, more people are dying in the cities

Mumbai, for instance, registered 26 deaths for every 1,000 cases on September 20. Cities, like Delhi and Mumbai, may be better equipped in terms of health infrastructure than states like Bihar and Odisha but they continue to report a higher ratio of new deaths. Indeed, cities are recording more deaths per 1,000 cases than other … Read more

Covid-19: World hits 800,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths

Covid-19: World hits 800,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths

Germany, which also initially slowed the virus, reported a four-month high of more than 2,000 cases on Saturday. The world hit a grim coronavirus milestone Saturday with 800,000 confirmed deaths and close to 23 million confirmed cases. That’s according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Governments have been attempting to balance public health with … Read more