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Coverage dated March 5, 2022 to March 6, 2022

Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic

Headline from KCEN Waco, on the newest of 2 developments

The grim milestone comes even as the U.S. is shedding masks and many businesses are returning to the office.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. World's COVID-19 death toll nears 6 million

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Newest

    Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic

    Headline from KCEN Waco ·

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161 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    Death Toll Nears 6 Million as Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The world is on the verge of recording its 6 millionth official COVID-19 death

  2. 12News Now Beaumont

    Global death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters 3rd year (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The United States has the biggest official death toll in the world, but the numbers have been trending downward over the last month.

  3. Fox5 Atlanta

    World's COVID-19 death toll nears 6 million (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    The milestone is a tragic reminder about the pandemic's deadliness even as masks are dropping, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its third year (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The world is on the verge of recording its 6 millionth official COVID-19 death, underscoring that the pandemic is far from over.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    – Official death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters 3rd year (opens Portland Press Herald)

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  6. Portland Press Herald

    – COVID death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its third year (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

  7. Triblive

    Death toll nears 6 million as covid pandemic enters its 3rd year (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    BANGKOK — The official global death toll from covid-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over. The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding

  8. Boston

    Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The actual death toll is likely much higher due to poor testing and record keeping. Learn more at Boston.com.

  9. KCEN Waco

    Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    The grim milestone comes even as the U.S. is shedding masks and many businesses are returning to the office.

  10. Forbes

    More Than 6 Million People Have Now Died With Covid (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Estimates based on overall mortality data suggest the real number of Covid-19 deaths could be many times higher than official figures state.

  11. Fox7 Austin

    Global COVID death toll tops 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The milestone is a tragic reminder about the pandemic's deadliness even as masks are dropping, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.

  12. NBC New York

    Global Death Toll Passes 6 Million for COVID, and Experts Say That's an Undercount (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Despite the enormity of the figure of 6 million deaths — more than the populations of Berlin and Brussels combined, or the entire state of Maryland — experts say the number is likely a vast undercount.

  13. NBC News

    Global death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in third year (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The global Covid-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Global daily deaths have been dropping quickly over the past month, down from about 11,000 a day in the second week of February to about 7,000 a day now — one of t…

  15. The Times of Israel

    Global COVID-19 death toll passes 6 million, according to tally (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  16. The Hill

    Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops 6 million (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, marking another grim milestone as the pandemic enters its third year.

  17. CBS News

    Official COVID-19 death toll tops 6 million as pandemic ebbs in many places but roars on in others (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The numbers everywhere are likely far higher than the official count shows.

  18. NPR

    Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

  19. Politico

    Death toll surpasses 6M for pandemic now in 3rd year (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.

  20. The Times of Israel

    Over 2 years into COVID pandemic, official death toll passes 6 million (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Experts put real number of coronavirus fatalities between 14 and 23.5 million; only 6.95% of people in low-income countries fully vaccinated, compared to 73% in high-income nations

  21. New York Times

    The pandemic’s official global toll surpasses 6 million known virus deaths. (opens New York Times)

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  22. WMUR

    COVID-19 worldwide death toll surpasses 6 million (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The United States is nearing 1 million reported deaths on its own.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    COVID digest: Coronavirus deaths pass 6 million | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 6 million people around the world have died from COVID-related causes, according to the US Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, Hong Kong is struggling with a surge in cases. Follow DW for the latest.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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