How many will succumb?

20-11-18 PM 

The US has recorded more than 250,000 deaths from COVID-19, a bleak marker as cases soar once again across the country.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the country has now reported 250,029 deaths and nearly 11.5 million cases. It has more infections and a higher death toll than any other country worldwide. And cases have once again started to soar throughout the US, hitting new daily highs in the last week.

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TOTAL REPORTED            ON NOV. 17           14-DAY CHANGE

Cases   11.4 million                  159,508                        +79% 

Deaths  248,46                        21,583                         +38%

Hospitalized                              76,823                         +48%

At least 1,583 new coronavirus deaths ( = 50% x 9/11 on a single day) and 159,508 new cases were reported in the United States on Nov. 17. Over the past week, there has been an average of 158,265 cases per day, an increase of 79 percent from the average two weeks earlier.

As of Wednesday morning, more than 11,439,000 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 248,400 have died, according to a New York Times database.

Congratulations, Pathogen-in-Chief. My condolences, America.