U.S. Just Surpassed 750,000 Covid Fatalities — And Thousands Are Still Dying Per Week

U.S. Just Surpassed 750,000 Covid Fatalities — And Thousands Are Still Dying Per Week The United States has recorded an average of 1,200 deaths per day since the first coronavirus fatality was reported in early 2020. Joe Walsh Forbes

The United States’ coronavirus death toll topped 750,000 on Wednesday, an average of around 1,200 lost lives since the deadliest pandemic in American history began last year — and the country logged more than 8,500 new deaths in the last week. ...

The United States has logged more Covid-19 casualties than any other country, accounting for nearly 15% of Johns Hopkins’ total worldwide death count. Over the last 20 months, the country has faced several brutal waves of infection and death, interrupted by hopeful periods of respite. Most recently, deaths slid for the first half of this year as vaccines became widely available, but fatalities spiked again and some states’ hospitals became overwhelmed over the summer, after the coronavirus’ more contagious delta variant took root. Deaths have steadily declined since early September, but they’re still well above their level in July, when around 1,500 Americans died per week, according to CDC figures.  ...