87,000 Missing Deaths:
Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Outbreak
At least 87,000 more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic than the official Covid-19 death counts report, a review of mortality data in 25 countries shows — providing a clearer, if still incomplete, picture of the toll of the crisis.
Over the last two months, far more people have died in most of these countries than in previous years, The New York Times found. The totals include deaths from Covid-19 as well as those from other causes, likely including people who could not be treated as hospitals became overwhelmed.
