US approaches 600,000 Covid-19 deaths 1 minute read
Washington, Jun 14 (EFE).- The United States was on the verge Monday of an accumulated 600,000 deaths from Covid-19, a grim reminder of the toll taken by the disease amid encouraging declines in fatalities and new infections.
The number of lives cut short by coronavirus in the US stood at 599,796, according to the independent tally kept by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
Brazil, with nearly 488,000 fatalities, has the second-highest death toll.
Over the 14 days ending Sunday, new cases were being detected at the rate of 14,288 per day, the fewest in a year. Covid-19 deaths averaged 363 a day, the lowest level since the pandemic took hold in the US in March 2020.
Infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledged that younger people who feel invulnerable usually aren’t enthusiastic about getting vaccinated.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has raised a ruckus by announcing that she would only give one-on-one interviews on the two-year anniversary of her term to journalists of color, noting that
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has raised a ruckus by announcing that she would only give one-on-one interviews on the two-year anniversary of her term to journalists of color, noting that