Tag: US death toll

• Wednesday, October 21st 2020 - 08:47 UTC

  US deaths historic stats jumps 300,000 during pandemic 2020; Hispanics and blacks most affected

  

  Nearly 300,000 more people have died in the United States in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic than would be expected based on historical trends, with at least two-thirds due to COVID-19, a government report released on Tuesday showed, adding that COVID-19 deaths likely were undercounted.

• Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:05 UTC

  On Easter Sunday, US death toll surpasses 22.000; May first, tentative date for relaxing stay at home restrictions

  

  Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the US toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 20,000 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases. With almost all the country under stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease, many turned to online church services to mark the holiest day in the Christian calendar.