Global COVID-19 death toll reaches 6 million

The worldwide death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 6 million.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of daily deaths has dropped to around 7,000, one of the lowest rates since March 2020. However, because of recent spikes, the last month saw about 1 million deaths. The number of deaths is believed to be undercounted, too. In the U.S. alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believe the true death toll to be about 33% higher.

Respiratory Therapist Nirali Patel works with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Rush University Medial Center on January 31, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
Respiratory Therapist Nirali Patel works with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Rush University Medial Center on January 31, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The U.S., Brazil, Russia and Mexico have reported the most deaths overall.

The U.S has reported nearly 959,000 deaths, 66,940 of which were reported in New York state.

There have been 446 million reported cases of COVID-19 globally, according to Johns Hopkins University’s data.

A medical worker tends to a patient in the COVID-19 ward of Barzilai Medical Center in Israel's southern city of Ashkelon, on February 22, 2022.
A medical worker tends to a patient in the COVID-19 ward of Barzilai Medical Center in Israel’s southern city of Ashkelon, on February 22, 2022. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Officials stressed that the pandemic is not yet over.

“Many countries are facing high rates of hospitalization & death. With high transmission, the threat of a new, more dangerous variant remains real. We urge all people to exercise caution and all governments to stay the course,” World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted on Sunday.

Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) transport a patient at a temporary holding area at the Caritas Medical Centre hospital on March 01, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) transport a patient at a temporary holding area at the Caritas Medical Centre hospital on March 01, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

The worldwide vaccination rate is about 57%, but varies wildly depending on the country. In low-income countries, the rate is under 15%.

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