Global daily deaths have been dropping quickly over the past month, down from about 11,000 a day in the second week of February to about 7,000 a day now — one of the lowest rates reported over the past year.
But the loss is still immense, with about 1 million deaths recorded over the past four months.
About 1 in every 1,300 people globally has died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, and experts have said official death tolls are likely an undercount.
It’s too early to declare victory over #COVID19. 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. pic.twitter.com/hLtKCsp4ER
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 6, 2022
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted on Sunday that it’s “too early to declare victory” over Covid-19.
“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,” he said.
The United States has reported more Covid-19 deaths than any other country — about 960,000 total — but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the true death toll for the country is about 32% higher.
Along with the US, Brazil, Russia and Mexico have reported the most Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
To date, there have been 446 million reported cases of Covid-19 globally, according to JHU.
