US reaches 700,000 COVID-19 deaths [View all]

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Source: The Hill

The United States has recorded more than 700,000 deaths linked to COVID-19 on Friday, according to a count from data compiled by Reuters. In its analysis of public health data, the wire service reported that over the last week, the country had seen the average number of more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths per day.

According to the latest health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the country has recorded 10,333 deaths related to the coronavirus over the past seven days.

The southern states have seen some of the highest death rates in the country in the past week. Texas has recorded 1,943 deaths over the last seven days; Georgia has recorded 746; North Carolina has tallied 512 deaths; and Tennessee has recorded 409, according to the CDC.

Pennsylvania and Ohio have also recorded high seven-day death tolls at 370 and 349 respectively, according to the health agency's data.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574947-us-reaches-700000-covid-19-deaths

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U.S. COVID-19 death toll hits 700,000

The United States still leads the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths, accounting for 19% and 14% of all reported infections and fatalities, according to Reuters tally. Globally, the pandemic is set to surpass 5 million deaths.

Vaccination rates in some parts of the Midwest and South are lagging those in the Northeast and parts of the West Coast, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicating a divide between the rural and urban parts of the country.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-covid-19-death-toll-hits-700000-2021-10-01/