US Covid-19 deaths top 4,00,000 as Trump leaves office
US Covid-19 deaths top 4,00,000 as Trump leaves office
In Donald Trump s final hours in office, after a year of presidential denials of reality and responsibility, the pandemic s US death toll has eclipsed 4,00,000. And the loss of lives is accelerating.
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UPDATED: January 20, 2021 06:59 IST
In this October 5, 2020, file photo, US President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington. (AP Photo)
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the US recorded its first confirmed case of Covid-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus totally under control.
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted,
The 400,000-death toll, reported Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of New Orleans, Cleveland or Tampa, Florida. It s nearly equal to the number of American lives lost annually to strokes, Alzheimer s disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined.
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 400,000, and Wednesday marks exactly one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the country.