Prognosis
Death Toll Hits 500,000 in U.S. as Vaccinations Race Virus
- Hospitalizations, deaths have fallen as mutations pose threat
- About 657,000 people in the U.S. died during pandemic of 1918
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A half-million Americans are now dead as a result of the novel coronavirus that first hit U.S. shores just a little more than a year ago, a sad milestone that’s left families mourning nationwide.
U.S. deaths passed the 500,000 mark on Monday. Global deaths related to Covid-19 have surpassed 2.46 million, with the U.S. leading all countries with more than twice the number recorded by the next closest, Brazil, according to Bloomberg’s virus tracker.