The death toll from coronavirus could be virtually 60 per cent higher than reported in official counts, in accordance with an FT evaluation of total fatalities throughout the pandemic in 14 international locations.

Mortality statistics present 122,000 deaths in extra of regular ranges throughout these areas, significantly higher than the 77,000 official Covid-19 deaths reported for a similar locations and time intervals.

If the identical stage of underreporting noticed in these international locations was occurring worldwide, the worldwide Covid-19 death toll would rise from the present official whole of 201,000 to as excessive as 318,000