The Latest on COVID-19

Updated on May 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PDT

Officials from the WHO say that the global death toll is probably around 2 to 3 times the number reported, according to Reuters. Currently, more than 3.4 million people have died from COVID-19, but the new statement from the WHO would mean around 6 to 9 million people have died from it.
In the past few weeks, thousands of mucormycosis (also called black fungus) cases have been reported across India, with hundreds hospitalized and at least 90 dead, CNN reported. Two states in India have declared it an epidemic, and the central government has made it a notifiable disease.
California is gearing up to fully reopen on June 15, over 1 year since the state started to implement physical distancing guidelines to fight COVID-19. Governor Gavin Newsom said on Twitter that physical distancing and capacity limitations will no longer be required in most settings, and businesses will be able to get back to normal.