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You are here: Home / Health Care / Coronavirus Deaths Pass One Million Worldwide

Coronavirus Deaths Pass One Million Worldwide

September 28, 2020 at 8:49 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “In the 10 months since a mysterious pneumonia began striking residents of Wuhan, China, Covid-19 has killed more than one million people worldwide as of Monday — an agonizing toll compiled from official counts, yet one that far understates how many have really died.”

Axios: “More than half of those deaths have come in four countries: the U.S. (204,762), Brazil (141,741), India (95,542) and Mexico (76,430). The true global death toll is likely far higher.”

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