The latest stats for the global death underscores that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from finished.
The milestone is the latest reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe.
The most recent million deaths were recorded over the last four months, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, US.
This rise was slightly slower than the previous million, but highlights that many countries are still struggling with the virus.
Remote Pacific islands, long protected from the pandemic due to their isolation, are only now grappling with their first outbreaks and deaths, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Hong Kong, which is seeing its number of deaths soar, is testing its entire population of 7.5 million three times this month as it clings to mainland China’s 'zero-Covid' strategy.
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