Researchers: the mark of six million Corona deaths passed

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According to data from US Johns Hopkins University, there have already been six million Corona deaths

Current data: Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, more than six million people have died worldwide after being infected with the virus.

Hundreds of thousands dead since Omicron

According to data from the US Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the university published in Baltimore on Monday. The threshold of five million Corona deaths worldwide exceeded at the beginning of November, the four million mark at July last year.

After two years of a pandemic: 446 million confirmed Corona cases

According to the data of US researchers, the number of confirmed infections is now more than 446 million cases after more than two years. Experts assume a high number of unreported cases of infections and deaths around the globe. Worldwide, more than 10.6 billion vaccinations have now been administered, according to JHU statistics.

Corona deaths: University’s site has higher standing than WHO

The university’s website is regularly updated with incoming data and shows a slightly higher level than the official figures of the World Health Organisation (WHO). In some cases, the figures have also been temporarily revised downwards again. According to the WHO, there have been 5.98 million confirmed deaths and a good 440 million known infections so far on Monday.

The coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 can cause the disease Covid-19, which can be fatal. Deaths occur in all age groups, but the elderly and patients with weak immune systems are particularly affected.