Total Covid death toll could be 6-8m, syas WHO


Reuters | Published: May 21, 2021 16:43:24


Total Covid death toll could be 6-8m, syas WHO

At least 6-8 million people may have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic so far versus the World Health Organisation's official toll of around 3.4 million, a WHO official said on Friday.

"...This number would truly be two to three times higher. So I think safely about 6 to 8 mill lion deaths could be an estimate on a cautionary note," said Samira Asma, WHO's Assistant Director-General in its data and analytics division at a virtual press briefing.

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