As per the projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the world will see 5.3 million reported deaths and 12 million excess fatalities by December as the delta variant drives a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The institute expects deaths to peak at the beginning of September then slowly decline afterwards, it said in a report published Friday.
The IHME’s forecasts distinguish between officially reported COVID-19 deaths and excess deaths attributed to the illness. This also includes unreported fatalities.
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