U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for the first time

[demmiblue]

Source: PBS

NEW YORK — The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier.

The tally from Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. had 4,085 deaths Thursday. The U.S. had nearly 275,000 new coronavirus cases as well.

The numbers are another reminder of the worsening situation following travel for holidays and family gatherings, along with more time indoors during the winter months. There’s been a surge in cases and deaths in California, Arizona, Texas and Florida.

More than 365,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-tops-4000-daily-deaths-from-coronavirus-for-the-first-time

[yaesu]

1. said on MSNBC, a 9-11 every single day. This is the biggest crime ever perpetuated on the American

people & the criminal GOP organization & their deep pocket supporters are to blame.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. UK was 1,325 deaths yesterday - at about a fifth of the population

so that's the equivalent of about 6,500 in the USA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55594107

[TomCADem]

3. Yet, We Had to Struggle Yesterday For Congress to Accept Election Results...

...because certain Republicans wanted to grand stand for the conspiracy theory fans that make up their base.

[ucrdem]

4. Worst is Arizona.

the place that had no-mask demonstrations last summer

How can intelligent people be so freaking dumb?



okay scratch intelligent . . .

p.s. my So Cal county went from 1,129 deaths at the end of November to 1,454 today, for different reasons, but still

[pfitz59]

5. Holiday super-spreader events

coming home to roost?