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COVID Has Now Killed 3 Million People Worldwide

DID NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY

One million of those deaths occurred since January.

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Fueled by surges in Brazil, India, and elsewhere, the number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide has passed the 3 million mark. A million of those fatalities were recorded just since January—and come even as vaccination programs have driven down death rates in some countries.

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