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Researchers estimated that 10.5 million children globally have lost a caregiver to COVID-19, including 7.5 million who were orphaned after losing a parent or primary caregiver, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Deaths associated with Covid-19 have left close to 150,000 children as orphaned. That number rises to 207,400 when including children who have lost their primary or secondary caregiver, such as a grandparent, says Unicef SA.
A new study finds numbers far higher than previously thought. India has the greatest number of kids affected. The U.S. has 250,000 kids in this category but lags behind in aid for bereaved families.
Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic
6.09.2022 - According to a new modelling study, published in JAMA Pediatrics , the number of children estimated to have experienced the death of a parent or caregiver as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has climbed to more than 10.5 million globally as of May 1, 2022.