In India, which is the second worst-hit nation, the estimates show the actual death toll could be 6.5 lakh, which is nearly thrice the official figure of 2.2 lakh. (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: Several countries may have vastly underreported the actual death toll from Covid-19 which could be up to 13 times the officially reported numbers in some nations, according to the University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
According to IHME estimates, the actual toll in the worst Covid-hit country US could be over 9 lakh as against the officially reported 5.7 lakh.
In India, which is the second worst-hit nation, the estimates show the actual death toll could be 6.5 lakh, which is nearly thrice the official figure of 2.2 lakh.
An estimated 900,000 people have died of COVID-19 in US, new study says
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg walks among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19 near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. A new study released early May, 2021 by researchers at the University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, estimates deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. are much higher than officially reported. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File
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The number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 is estimated to be 900,000, or 57% higher than officially reported figures, a new study says.
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The United States Covid-19 death toll has been undercounted by more than 300,000 deaths, according to a study conducted by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
“IHME found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country,” the institute wrote in a press release. “Many deaths from COVID-19 go unreported because countries only report deaths that occur in hospitals or in patients with a confirmed infection. In many places, weak health reporting systems and low access to health care magnify this challenge.”
While the U.S. has reported roughly 574,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, the study found that the total is actually some 905,000.