Health
World hits grim daily record of 15,000 reported COVID deaths on last day of 2020 – The Times of Israel
As global vaccination efforts ramp up, pandemic reaches new peaks, with over 1.8 million people dead and nearly 84 million cases reported
Global daily deaths from COVID-19 hit a new dire record as 2020 drew to a close, with over 15,000 people succumbing to the disease on Thursday, December 31, according to websites tracking the pandemic.
Oxford University’s Our World in Data reported the figure to be at 15,525, while Worldometers gave the figure as 15,124. Daily fatalities had never before crossed the 15,000 mark.
December saw several such records shattered, with deaths crossing 13,000 a day for the first time on December 15 and 14,000…
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