Almost 15m people worldwide 'killed directly or indirectly by Covid pandemic'

The vast majority of the excess deaths reported (84%) occurred in Asia, Europe and the Americas. File Picture iStock

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that almost 15m people worldwide have been killed by the coronavirus or by its impact on health services.

A new report from the WHO estimates Covid-19 mortalities to be somewhere between 13.3m and 16.6m from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021.