Covid in the U.S.: 2020 is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time— due mainly to the coronavirus. There could be 3.2 million deaths in the U.S. this...
The COVID-19 Pandemic Made 2020 the Deadliest Year for Americans
The number of deaths in the U.S. this year could top 3 million, many mainly due to the coronavirus, according to data from the CDC. It's estimated that deaths could jump 15 percent from 2019, the largest single-year percentage leap since 1918 when Americans died in World War I and from the flu pandemic. In related news, Dr. Fauci receives the Moderna vaccine, California struggles to find nurses and doctors, and Taiwan records first local COVID-19 case in more than 250 days.
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