WHO Warns That Up To 8 Million May Have Died As A Result Of Covid Around The World Since Pandemic Began

By May 20 2021, WHO statistics showed around 3.4 million people had died globally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the real figure could be much higher, the WHO said  

Daily Mail: Up to 8 MILLION may have died as a result of Covid around the world since pandemic began with official toll of 3.4 million likely to be a 'significant undercount', WHO warns 

* Covid deaths could be three times higher than official figures, health body said 

 * Assistant Director-General said six to eight million deaths could be estimated 

* The WHO cited the lack of reliable systems to log deaths in many countries 

* In many cases people had died from coronavirus before being tested, it said 

 * New estimates include people who did not seek treatment for other ailments due to pandemic restrictions or lack of space in hospitals due to coronavirus care 

Up to eight million people may have died as a result of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to the World Health Organization, which said on Friday that official death tolls are likely to be a 'significant under-count'. 

Presenting its annual World Health Statistics report, the WHO estimated that total deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 were at least 3 million or 1.2 million more than the 1.8 million figure officially reported. 

'We are likely facing a significant under-count of total deaths directly and indirectly attributed to COVID-19,' the U.N. agency said.  

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WNU Editor: We will only know the true number when this pandemic is finally over.

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