The United States reached a tragic milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday. More here:
The United States reached a tragic milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
According to federal data, overall U.S. deaths spiked by almost 19% between 2019 and 2020, from 2,854,838 to 3,390,029 in the U.S. The spike in overall deaths was the largest in the U.S. in 100 years. COVID-19 deaths over the last two years have peaked in the middle of winter — the U.S. averaged more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths per day during the January 2021 peak and around 3,000 virus deaths a day during the January 2022 peak.
Biden has called on additional funds to battle the pandemic, including money for vaccines, testing and medicines.
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