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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Three people also died during storm preparations, but the government has not provided a death toll since the hurricane battered the island on Tuesday.
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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Three people died in Jamaica during storm preparations, according to Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday, and the death toll has continued to mount in the wake of the storm.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The death toll was exacerbated by a lack of medical supplies, which have trickled in at a quantity smaller than hoped for due to tensions over the ceasefire.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The death toll surpassed that in a 2021 raid by the police against the group.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Three people died in Jamaica during storm preparations, according to Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday, and the death toll has continued to mount in the wake of the storm.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The death toll was exacerbated by a lack of medical supplies, which have trickled in at a quantity smaller than hoped for due to tensions over the ceasefire.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The death toll surpassed that in a 2021 raid by the police against the group.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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