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.

Examples of death toll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At least 15 Asian and Western government rescue teams have landed crews reaching hundreds of workers in size, alongside initial pledges of financial aid reaching tens of millions of dollars, as the death toll from the March 28 quake has soared past 3,000, according to Myanmar government figures. —Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025

Myanmar's junta says the death toll has risen to more than 3,100. —Olivia Le Poidevin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

The total death toll in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, now stands at 50,609, the ministry said, with 115,063 others wounded. —David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025

Myanmar earthquake, The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar last week has climbed to over 3,000 people. —Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025

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