Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21.
11 Mar, 2022 | 10:16h | UTCCommentaries:
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Commentary on Twitter
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This week it was widely announced we surpassed 6 million global Covid deaths.
The real number is likely more than 18 million, as determined by excess mortality at the end of 2021.https://t.co/VGHm5MID9i pic.twitter.com/DyYk6fLmWX— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 10, 2022