{"id":50908,"date":"2021-05-06T15:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=73361"},"modified":"2021-05-06T15:05:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:05:26","slug":"covid-19-has-caused-6-9-million-deaths-globally-more-than-double-what-official-reports-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/covid-19-has-caused-6-9-million-deaths-globally-more-than-double-what-official-reports-show\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show"},"content":{"rendered":"
New analysis from IHME highlights the true toll of the pandemic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
SEATTLE, May 6, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Globally, COVID-19 has caused approximately 6.9 million deaths, more than double what official numbers show, according to\u00a0a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation<\/a>\u00a0(IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. IHME found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country. The updated analysis shows that the United States has had more COVID-19 deaths to-date than any other country, a total of more than 905,000. By region, Latin America and the Caribbean and Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia were hardest hit in terms of total deaths. This figure only includes deaths caused directly by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, not deaths caused by the pandemic’s disruption to health care systems and communities.<\/p>\n “As terrible as the COVID-19 pandemic appears, this analysis shows that the actual toll is significantly worse,” said Dr. Chris Murray, IHME’s director. “Understanding the true number of COVID-19 deaths not only helps us appreciate the magnitude of this global crisis, but also provides valuable information to policymakers developing response and recovery plans.”<\/p>\n The 20 countries with the highest number of total COVID-19 deaths, March 2020\u00ad\u2013May 2021\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n