Breaking News: COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million

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Nov. 01, 2021 COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million More than 5 million people around the world have now died of COVID-19, less than two years into a pandemic that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate healthcare systems. The global death toll, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the populations of Los Angeles and San Francisco combined. Globally, COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and stroke. Read more

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