WHO: Monthly Covid19 deaths remain around 10K

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WHO: Monthly Covid19 deaths remain around 10K  WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove reports approximately 10,000 monthly global COVID-19 deaths, emphasizing that this figure, based on data from 50 countries, likely underestimates the true count as some nations do not report deaths.   Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews  #covid19  #worldhealthorganization

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00:00 We still have around 10,000 deaths per month.

00:03 And that's only data from 50 countries.

00:07 Among those 10,000 deaths reported in December,

00:10 more than half were reported from the United States of America,

00:14 a thousand from Italy.

00:15 So we are missing deaths in countries from around the world.

00:20 Because countries aren't reporting deaths doesn't mean that they're not happening.

00:23 By the end of 2023, 31st of December, more than 7 million people

00:29 have been reported to WHO as having died from COVID-19.

00:34 We know that that number is certainly higher.

00:37 So we expect that the actual true number is at least three times higher.

00:43 So those 7 million deaths are COVID only.

00:47 Which is...

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