China, India, Russia Data Masks the World's Real COVID Death Toll

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million this week, with more deaths in the United States than any other country in the world. High and middle-income countries make up more than half of all reported coronavirus fatalities, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. alone has recorded more than 748,000 lives lost since the virus emerged almost two years ago. Experts dispute the official figure, however, saying it does not reflect the true death toll, particularly in countries with massive populations such as India and China. "It's difficult to know how much higher, but certainly…