A new study estimates that 1.5 million children worldwide have experienced the death of a parent, grandparent or primary caregiver due to COVID-19. They found that more one million children lost one or both parents, and another half a million children lost their primary caregivers. About one million children lost their mother, father, or both - and another half a million children lost grandparents and other primary caregivers. That adds up to 1.5 million children who lost their caregivers in the last year. This estimate aligns with an internal CDC document obtained by ABC News, which estimates that 119,000 American children lost their primary caregiver to Covid.

Source: Daily Mail July 20, 2021 22:30 UTC