death toll
noun
: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.
Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.
The virus's death toll is expected to rise.
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Advertisement Authorities will need to await lab testing to confirm whether the overdoses were the result of fentanyl, which has been responsible for a mounting death toll locally and across the country.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Killed and injured Since Hamas' surprise terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the death toll on both sides of the conflict has been steadily rising.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Israel has come under increasing pressure over the high civilian death toll in its six-month war in Gaza.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The mayor of Hualien, Wei Chia-yen, attributes the relatively low death toll in his city to advanced preparation.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
As of Thursday, the death toll had climbed to at least 10, with 11 people missing, ABC News reported.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Those efforts could explain Wednesday’s relatively low death toll.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The death toll rose to nine and scores of people were missing or trapped in rubble Wednesday after a massive earthquake struck Taiwan − and authorities warned that dangerous aftershocks could rock the densely populated island nation for several more days.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 32,800, including at least 27 people who have died of malnutrition, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Killed and injured Since Hamas' surprise terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the death toll on both sides of the conflict has been steadily rising.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Israel has come under increasing pressure over the high civilian death toll in its six-month war in Gaza.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The mayor of Hualien, Wei Chia-yen, attributes the relatively low death toll in his city to advanced preparation.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
As of Thursday, the death toll had climbed to at least 10, with 11 people missing, ABC News reported.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Those efforts could explain Wednesday’s relatively low death toll.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The death toll rose to nine and scores of people were missing or trapped in rubble Wednesday after a massive earthquake struck Taiwan − and authorities warned that dangerous aftershocks could rock the densely populated island nation for several more days.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 32,800, including at least 27 people who have died of malnutrition, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.
—NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
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