Ring in the 2021 New Year by watching the celebrations happening in New York City's Times Square, with the New Year's Eve Ball slated to drop at midnight.
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A grave digger prepares graves at the Motherwell Cemetery in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 (AP Photo/Theo Jeftha)
Global daily deaths from COVID-19 hit a new dire record as 2020 drew to a close, with over 15,000 people succumbing to the disease on Thursday, December 31, according to websites tracking the pandemic.
Oxford University’s Our World in Data reported the figure to be at 15,525, while Worldometers gave the figure as 15,124. Daily fatalities had never before crossed the 15,000 mark.
December saw several such records shattered, with deaths crossing 13,000 a day for the first time on December 15 and 14,000 on December 22.
In total, over 1.8 million people have died of coronavirus around the world, while nearly 84 million cases have been reported.
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Joe Biden attempted to help his wife following the mishapCredit: ABC
He also congratulated Biden and Jill – which was followed by a few seconds of silence before the pair giggled and said, Thank you.
Biden recalled an expression his mother used to say – bravery resides in every heart and some day it will be summoned – as he praised the people who risked their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
After promising Americans that things will get better, Jill held up what appeared to be a confetti party popper to start the year off with a bang.
However, the future first lady struggled to twist a part of the confetti popper for approximately seven seconds.