Covid-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official numbers show, according to an analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. IHME found that Covid-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country.
The worldwide coronavirus death toll surpassed 2 million on Jan. 15, according to a Reuters tally, as nations around the world are trying to procure multiple vaccines and detect new Covid-19 variants.
The United States lost more than 22,000 lives to Covid-19 for the week ended Jan. 10, setting a record for the second week in a row, as new cases also hit a weekly high.
San Francisco mayor orders strict new lockdowns as pandemic spirals
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, CNN, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Lockdown Measures, COVID-19 Vaccines, Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), FDA Commissioner, Gavin Newsom (Calif.), George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Moderna, Pfizer, Reuters Tally, San Francisco, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), White House coronavirus task forceThe mayor of San Francisco ordered new lockdowns and business restrictions across the Bay Area in the face of the Covid-19 surge, as political leaders nationwide ramp up pressure on Americans to stay home until vaccines can be distributed.
As U.S. Covid-19 deaths shatter records, leaders plead for more mask-wearing
CNN, Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Deaths, Death Tolls, Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), FDA Commissioner, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Joe Biden, Masks, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Reuters Tally, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)U.S. leaders urgently called on Americans to wear masks and threatened even more drastic stay-at-home orders after deaths from the coronavirus set a single-day record, with two people dying every minute.
As U.S. pandemic intensifies, North Dakota becomes 35th state to require masks
CDC, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 cases, Donald Trump, Doug Burgum (N.D.), Governors, Hospitals, Joe Biden, Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Masks, North Dakota, Reuters Tally, Thanksgiving, U.S. government, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)North Dakota became the 35th U.S. state to require face coverings be worn in public, as governors across the country grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that threatens to swamp their healthcare systems.
Covid-19 fatality rate down 30% since April, study finds
Analysis, Blood Thinner, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 fatality rate, COVID-19 forecasts, COVID-19 Studies, Dexamethasone, Doctors, Forecasts, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Steroids, United States, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)The likelihood that a coronavirus infection will prove fatal dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved treatment, researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said.
Chicago and Detroit told to hunker down as pandemic surges
California, Chicago, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, Detroit, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, Mortality Rates, Reuters Tally, United States, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)Chicago’s mayor issued a month-long stay-at-home advisory, and Detroit’s public schools called a halt to in-person instruction to curb the spread of the coronavirus as more than a dozen U.S. states reported a doubling of new Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks.
U.S. coronavirus cases cross 9 million: Reuters tally
California, Coronavirus, COVID-19 cases, Donald Trump, Elections, Florida, Government, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Outbreaks, Reuters Analysis, Reuters Tally, South, South Dakota, Texas, United States, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 9 million mark, rising by 1 million in two weeks as the world’s worst-affected country faces a resurgence in the pandemic just ahead of elections.
U.S. coronavirus deaths projected to more than double to 410,000 by January 2021
California, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 Deaths, Death Rates, Death Tolls, Donald Trump, Epidemiologists, Florida, Forecasts, Masks, Texas, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), White HouseU.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410,000 by the end of 2020 and deaths could soar to 3,000 per day in December, the University of Washington’s health institute forecast.