The AP (9/22, Johnson) reports the US death toll from coronavirus has passed 200,000, “by far the highest in the world.” The US is seeing close to 770 deaths daily on average, and a model from the University of Washington predicts the US death toll “will double to 400,000 by the end of the year as schools and colleges reopen and cold weather sets in.”
Reuters (9/22, S) reports the most deaths from coronavirus recorded in a single day in the US was 2,806 on April 15. According to CDC data, over 70% of people in the US who have died from the virus were older than 65.
Politico (9/22, Wanneh) reports that since January, there have been around 6.9 million cases of coronavirus in the US, according to the Johns Hopkins University dashboard. The US accounts for 4% of the world’s population, but has recorded around 20% of the world’s deaths from the virus.
CNN (9/22, Yan) reports that back in March, NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted that COVID-19 could kill 200,000 Americans and “skeptics lambasted him and accused him of fearmongering.” CNN compares the loss of life from COVID-19 to “109 Hurricane Katrinas” or a 9/11 “every day for 66 days.”
The Wall Street Journal (9/22, Calfas, Subscription Publication) and Newsweek (9/22, Kim) also cover the story.
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— ““Unfathomable”: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000 “Carla K. Johnson, AP, September 22, 2020