COVID-19 associated with nearly 15 million excess deaths, WHO finds

Nearly 15 million people died as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 during the first 24 months of the pandemic, according to a new estimate published Thursday by WHO.
The estimate includes both deaths caused by COVID-19 and deaths associated with the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society. Experts generated the estimate using a model that relied on information from countries with adequate data, which was then used to make estimates for countries without adequate data, WHO said.
The estimate — 14.9 million deaths — is far higher than mortality figures published

Nearly 15 million people died as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 during the first 24 months of the pandemic, according to a new estimate published Thursday by WHO.
The estimate includes both deaths caused by COVID-19 and deaths associated with the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society. Experts generated the estimate using a model that relied on information from countries with adequate data, which was then used to make estimates for countries without adequate data, WHO said.
The estimate — 14.9 million deaths — is far higher than mortality figures published