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A WHO report finds nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Nearly 15 million people around the world have died from COVID’s impact, directly or indirectly, during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new World Health Organization report.
It’s also about three times higher than governments have reported so far.
University of Washington’s Jonathan Wakefield, whose modeling work helped produce the report, joins PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham for more.