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Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people daily, mortality rising: WHO

Geneva, April 9 (UNI) Hepatitis B and C infections claim 3,500 lives a day globally, and the number is increasing, while 6,000 people are newly infected with the disease every day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a report on Tuesday.

"Combined, hepatitis B and C cause 3500 deaths per day, and mortality is increasing. An estimated 254 million people are living with hepatitis B and 50 million people are living with hepatitis C worldwide, and 6,000 people are newly infected with viral hepatitis each day," the WHO's Global Hepatitis Report read.
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