More than a million children around the world may have been orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY
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A recent study reveals another devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on children around the world.
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital estimate more than a million children may have been orphaned because of a COVID-19-related death, according to their model published Tuesday in The Lancet. They defined orphaned as losing at least one parent.
The authors estimate 1.13 million children lost a parent or custodial grandparent, and of these, 1.04 million lost a mother, father, or both. Overall, 1.56 million children were estimated to have experienced the death of at least one parent or a custodial grandparent, or other grandparent living with them.