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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The death toll from a mudslide in eastern China rose to three Sunday, after days of torrential rain brought by Typhoon Saudel. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 With the large death toll among uniformed first responders, funerals for firefighters and police officers — long a staple of television news — became focal points of regional grief. — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Estimates put the death toll between 900,000 and 2 million, although the exact figure remains uncertain. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 The death toll following last week's unprecedented flash flood at the Nepal-Tibet border has climbed to 1,344, with an additional 4,996 people believed to still be missing as of Saturday, officials said. — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for death toll

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