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The U.S.—Nearing 4,000 Deaths Per Day—Has Broken Its Record Three Times This Month
BREAKING|Dec 17, 2020,09:41am EST
For the third time this month—which is only half-way over—the U.S. has set a record for the highest number of coronavirus-linked deaths reported in a single day, adding an unprecedented 3,656 new victims to its growing toll on Wednesday.
KEY FACTS
In addition to stretching the country’s total deaths to over 308,000, Thursday brought about pandemic record numbers of infections (more than 247,000) and hospitalizations (113,090), according to data from Johns Hopkins University and The Atlantic’s Covid Tracking Project.
It’s been a month of records for the coronavirus in the U.S.: After starting November with an average of roughly 800 deaths per day, the country passed into December consistently breaking over 2,000.
The month’s first record came on Dec. 2 when the U.S. reported its deadliest day of the entire pandemic, surpassing the previously untouched high of 2,752 set in April, by over 100 deaths for 2,885 total.
A week later, surpassing 3,000 deaths for the first time, the record was broken again with 3,011 daily Covid-19 victims.
KEY BACKGROUND
As its numbers worsen, the U.S. has begun its rollout of the newly approved Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to the country’s most vulnerable populations. However, it is not expected that the general population will start receiving doses until April, with top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci predicting that “some level of normality” will come by fall if between 75% and 85% agree to take the vaccine. In the meantime, public health experts have warned that the U.S.’s infection and death numbers could continue to be high throughout December and January.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“This is the worst event that this country will face,” said White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx earlier this month. “Not just from a public health side.”
FURTHER READING
“U.S. Hits 300,000 Covid Deaths, Nearly 1 In Every 1,000 Americans” (Forbes)
“More People Died From Covid-19 In The U.S. On Wednesday Than During 9/11 Attacks” (Forbes)
www.forbes.com
BREAKING|Dec 17, 2020,09:41am EST
For the third time this month—which is only half-way over—the U.S. has set a record for the highest number of coronavirus-linked deaths reported in a single day, adding an unprecedented 3,656 new victims to its growing toll on Wednesday.
KEY FACTS
In addition to stretching the country’s total deaths to over 308,000, Thursday brought about pandemic record numbers of infections (more than 247,000) and hospitalizations (113,090), according to data from Johns Hopkins University and The Atlantic’s Covid Tracking Project.
It’s been a month of records for the coronavirus in the U.S.: After starting November with an average of roughly 800 deaths per day, the country passed into December consistently breaking over 2,000.
The month’s first record came on Dec. 2 when the U.S. reported its deadliest day of the entire pandemic, surpassing the previously untouched high of 2,752 set in April, by over 100 deaths for 2,885 total.
A week later, surpassing 3,000 deaths for the first time, the record was broken again with 3,011 daily Covid-19 victims.
KEY BACKGROUND
As its numbers worsen, the U.S. has begun its rollout of the newly approved Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to the country’s most vulnerable populations. However, it is not expected that the general population will start receiving doses until April, with top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci predicting that “some level of normality” will come by fall if between 75% and 85% agree to take the vaccine. In the meantime, public health experts have warned that the U.S.’s infection and death numbers could continue to be high throughout December and January.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“This is the worst event that this country will face,” said White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx earlier this month. “Not just from a public health side.”
FURTHER READING
“U.S. Hits 300,000 Covid Deaths, Nearly 1 In Every 1,000 Americans” (Forbes)
“More People Died From Covid-19 In The U.S. On Wednesday Than During 9/11 Attacks” (Forbes)
The U.S.—Nearing 4,000 Deaths Per Day—Has Broken Its Record Three Times This Month
Over 3,600 new deaths from Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday.
www.forbes.com
