What’s New
Deaths from COVID-19 have slowed significantly but continue adding to a tally of more than 7 million deaths from the virus in the nearly five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic.
Why It Matters
The world was transformed by the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Business as usual ground to a halt when the WHO declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, about four months after the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China.
Since the pandemic was affirmed, the WHO reports that around 777 million people have been infected by the virus worldwide, giving the illness an overall worldwide mortality rate of a little less than 1 percent—much higher than common ailments like the flu.
A visitor paints a heart on the U.K.’s National COVID Memorial Wall in London on March 3. Over 7 million people have died of COVID-19 worldwide since a pandemic was declared in March 2020. A visitor paints a heart on the U.K.’s National COVID Memorial Wall in London on March 3. Over 7 million people have died of COVID-19 worldwide since a pandemic was declared in March 2020. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP
What To Know
In the United States, at least 103 million COVID-19 cases have been reported since the pandemic began. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that at least 1.21 million people have officially died of the illness in the U.S., although the actual number of deaths could be higher.
While the WHO’s worldwide confirmed death toll is 7,077,725 through December 1, the organization estimates that there were a massive 14.9 million
‘American Pickers’ Star Danielle Shares Mike Wolfe Advice After Health News
