the highest one-day death toll of any nation since the outbreak began. The country's COVID-19 fatality rate, or death rate — the number of deaths divided by the total number of cases — is ...

Pam Bondi cracked down on "pill mills" in Florida. The result was increased consumption of black-market alternatives.

THE under-5 child mortality rate declined by more than 25 percent—from 101 deaths per 1,000 live births to 73 between 1990 and 2008—showing notable progress, but still not enough to meet the ...

The death rate was dramatically higher among patients ... and has since spread to more than 100 other countries. About 70% of cases are on the Chinese mainland. Read next ...

By 29 May, the death rate in England was 7.5% higher than it has been in recent years. Spain's increase, 6.7%, was the second highest in the countries studied followed by Scotland's rise of 5.1%.

Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.