Confirmed infections neared 2 million, with more than 120,000 dead, and
the I.M.F. predicted the worst global downturn since the Great
Depression. New York City passed 10,000 fatalities.
Britain, with the fastest-growing
outbreak in western Europe, has understated the human and economic cost
of the coronavirus, according to new information released on Tuesday.
The
government’s Office of National Statistics released figures indicating
that deaths could be at least 10 percent higher than the official toll —
12,107 as of Tuesday — which does not take into account many people who
die in nursing homes or at home.
More than 2,000 nursing homes, about 13
percent of the country’s total, have had coronavirus cases, said Dr.
Chris Whitty, the government’s chief medical adviser. Workers in many of
the homes have complained of an acute shortage of protective gear.
Care
England, a charity representing independent care agencies, has
estimated that nearly 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes have gone
uncounted. Two major home operators have reported 521 deaths in recent
days, many of which are not yet included in official totals.
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