U.S. Sets New Record For Highest COVID-19 Deaths In A Single Day
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US sets grim milestone with nearly 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in one day
The United States set new records Wednesday for coronavirus cases and deaths, according to reports.
There were 268,840 cases reported, and 3,920 deaths, higher numbers than on any previous day, NBC News reported.
The new numbers bring the nation’s total 2021 case count to 1,345,873. There have been 15,120 deaths from the virus in 2021.
Since the pandemic began, there have been in excess of 21 million reported cases in the United States, and more than 361,000 deaths, more than in any other country in the world, according to Johns...
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U.S. counts record of almost 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day as virus continues to wreak havoc
As the political drama unfolded in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, COVID-19 continued to wreak havoc in the U.S., claiming a record of almost 4,000 American lives, the most in a single day since the start of the outbreak.
There were at least 3,963 COVID-19 deaths, according to a New York Times tracker, and another 255,730 cases were diagnosed. The U.S. has averaged 230,610 cases a day for the past week, numbers that are higher than the worst case scenarios envisaged by experts early in the crisis.
There were a record...
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US marks deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic as experts mull expanding vaccine distribution
The United States reported 3,865 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began. The nation's death toll as of Thursday stands at more than 364,500, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, while the number of people who have been infected has topped more than 21.53 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent forecast projected there will be between 405,000 and 438,000 deaths by the end of the month. The previous forecast, published December 30, projected up...
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