News 10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID, study finds September 6, 2022Cady Stanton, USA TODAYComments Off on 10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID, study finds A study published Tuesday estimates that 10.5 million children worldwide lost a primary caregiver or were orphaned due to COVID-19.