The worldwide number of people who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 5 million early Monday, less than two years since the pandemic began.
The worldwide number of people who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 5 million on Monday, less than two years after the pandemic began.
The global death toll from the disease now stands at 5,000,425, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University. The staggering figure is believed to be an undercount due to limitations in testing and record-keeping, especially in poor countries like India. Nevertheless, COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death globally, after ischemic heart disease and stroke.
The United States alone has recorded 745,836 fatalities, the highest of any country. Brazil and India are not far behind with tallies at 607,824 and 458,437, respectively, according to Johns Hopkins data.Patients lie on beds in a COVID-19 isolation room at the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 22, 2021.
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