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US daily virus toll below 1,000 for first time in months

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 11:32 AM

For the first time in nearly 3 and a half months, the United States recorded fewer than 1,000 deaths in a day from COVID-19 on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

US not 'out of the woods' as nation nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 07:04 AM

The United States faces a dark milestone despite a recent decline in COVID-19 cases as it prepares to mark a staggering half million deaths this week, nearly a year after the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the country with dueling public health and economic crises. Read more »

Vaccine boost for poor countries as Biden warns of '600,000 dead'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 06:46 AM

US President Joe Biden on Friday said "well over 600,000" Americans could die of the coronavirus as he stepped up federal aid in the world's worst-hit country, while less wealthy nations anticipated better access to tests and vaccines thanks to several international deals.   Read more »

US virus deaths top WWII fatalities as Biden warns worst yet to come

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 02:39 PM

A Johns Hopkins University tracker on Wednesday showed that 405,400 people have died from the disease, more than the 405,399 total US combat and non-combat deaths in WWII.   Read more »

Biden seen to take pandemic 'seriously' as US reaches 400,000 COVID deaths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:06 AM

US President Joe Biden is taking the COVID-19 pandemic "seriously" as the divided nation reached a grim toll of 400,000 deaths, some of whom were Filipino frontline workers, a government relations expert said Thursday.   Read more »

Biden leads observance of America's 400,000 COVID-19 dead on eve of inauguration

Susan Heavey and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 10:24 AM

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday led a national memorial observance on the eve of his inauguration to honor the 400,000 Americans who have perished from COVID-19 during the 11 months since the novel coronavirus claimed its first US life. Read more »

US COVID-19 death toll hits new daily record of nearly 4,500: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 13 11:52 AM

The US death toll from COVID-19 hit a new daily record of nearly 4,500, Johns Hopkins University said Tuesday evening. Read more »

US widens vaccination eligibility as COVID-19 deaths mount

Peter Szekely, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 07:05 AM

US federal officials on Tuesday agreed to send states additional coronavirus vaccine doses requested by several governors, as the country tries to ramp up the pace of inoculations with the daily COVID-19 death toll hovering at 3,200. Read more »

US logs more than 3,900 COVID deaths in new 24-hour record: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 11:23 AM

The United States broke its own record for the number of daily deaths from COVID-19 yet again Tuesday, recording 3,936 fatalities in 24 hours, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins university. Read more »

'That's real:' Fauci rejects Trump claim that US COVID deaths overcounted

Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 06:53 AM

Two top US health officials on Sunday disputed a claim by President Donald Trump that federal data on COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States is overblown, and both expressed optimism that the pace of vaccinations is picking up. Read more »

New Year arrives with US hitting 20 million COVID-19 cases

Ben Sheppard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 10:35 AM

The United States marked the New Year on Friday by passing the extraordinary milestone of 20 million COVID-19 cases, after global celebrations welcoming in 2021 were largely muted by the pandemic.   Read more »

US logs more than 3,900 COVID-19 deaths in new daily record: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 10:26 AM

More than 3,900 people died of COVID-19 in the US Wednesday, according to a count released by Johns Hopkins University, a new daily record for fatalities from the virus.  Read more »

US nears final COVID vaccine review as daily national deaths top 3,250

Sharon Bernstein and Maria Caspani, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 01:08 PM

The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3,250 lives lost to COVID-19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of final regulatory review.   Read more »

US passes 200,000 virus deaths, weeks before election

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 07:17 AM

The United States registered its 200,000th death from the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday, the latest grim milestone for the country just weeks before voters decide if President Donald Trump will stay in office.   Read more »

Partial virus lockdown in Madrid as US deaths near 200,000

Emmanuelle Michel, Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Sep 21 03:37 PM

A million people in and around the Spanish capital on Monday were under new "stay-at-home" orders to contain another coronavirus surge, as the US death toll neared 200,000. Read more »

US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 09:41 AM

The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic. Read more »

The nation wanted to eat out again; everyone has paid the price

Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 12 04:00 PM

Data from states and cities show that many community outbreaks of the coronavirus this summer have centered on restaurants and bars, often the largest settings to infect Americans. Read more »

US counts nearly 1,400 deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 12:54 PM

Washington, United States -- The United States counted 1,379 new deaths from the coronavirus in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Thursday (0030 GMT Friday), according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.  Read more »

Coronavirus deaths top 150,000 in worst-hit US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 07:32 AM

The United States marked a grim milestone on Wednesday when its coronavirus deaths topped 150,000 -- far exceeding the toll in any other pandemic-hit nation.    Read more »

Miami rolls back restaurant dining as US COVID-19 deaths top 130,000

Lisa Shumaker and Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 09:53 AM

Florida's greater Miami area became the latest US coronavirus hot spot to roll back its reopening, ordering all restaurant dining closed on Monday as COVID-19 cases surged nationwide by the tens of thousands and the US death toll topped 130,000.   Read more »