COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study
“In 2020, deaths around the world rose by 10.8% compared to 2019, and in 2021, they rose by 7.5% relative to 2020.” | Photo Credit: Reuters COVID-19 (coronavirus) replaced stroke to become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and slashing life expectancy by 1.6 years, an…