By Bill Galluccio
May 18, 2021
The number of weekly deaths from COVID-19 fell to the lowest levels in nearly 14 months. According to data tallied by
Reuters, there were 4,165 total deaths in the week ending on May 16. That is the lowest number since March 2020, when there were 2,293 deaths.
Other numbers are also trending downward as the number of vaccinated people continues to increase. The number of new cases fell to 233,000, a weekly decrease of 20%, and the lowest number since last June. Just four states, Alabama, Mississippi, Vermont, Nevada, and Washington, D.C., saw cases rise over the past week. Alabama reported a 280% increase in new cases, but that was because the data included a backlog of coronavirus test results.
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Nirvana played the last date of a North American tour in Boise, Idaho. The gig was the final one drummer
Chad Channing played with the group. After playing on
Bleach, Chad chose to leave the band due to creative differences. He was replaced by
And that’s what happened today in rock history.
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