Title:
As The World Focuses on Coronavirus Another Devastating Health Threat Is Brewing
Author:
Thor Benson, Business Insider
Published:
Science Alert, 5 October 2020
From the article:
According to the CDC, nearly 3 million Americans per year contract an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection. Of those, roughly 35,000 die.
Globally, approximately 700,000 die from these infections every year. The World Health Organisation projects that, at current rates, around 10 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant infections annually by 2050.