Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?

Published: April 24, 2021, 5 a.m.

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In 2020 there were 1.8 million reported Covid deaths. So far this year, we\\u2019ve had 1.2 million. We\\u2019re currently seeing around 12,000 deaths a day across the world. But while some areas are seeing falls in numbers, others such as India are seeing a surge.

This week Tim Harford tries to answer the question: Will there be more global deaths this year from Covid 19 compared to last year?

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