World coronavirus death toll more than double official estimates, new report says

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused nearly 6.9 million deaths across the world, more than double the number officially recorded, a new analysis from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimated.Deaths go unreported as most countries only record those that occur in hospitals or of patients with a confirmed infection, the report showed.The IHME is an independent health research organisation that provides comparable measurement of the world’s health…

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