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Daily COVID-19 death toll in the US passes 3,000 — more than the death toll from the 9/11 tragedy

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.According to the COVID Tracking Project, on Wednesday the US recorded its highest COVID-19 daily death toll to date, with 3,054 recorded deaths.across New York City, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania on 9/11 when a series of terrorist attacks killed 2,977 people.

As states are registering peak numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases, and deaths, a macabre record has been passed: On Wednesday, the US' reported daily COVID-19 deaths surpassed the number of people who died on 9/11., US states registered 211,027 new cases and recorded an all-time high of 102,888 new COVID-19 patients hospitalized.

There were 3,054 reported deaths related to COVID-19, which is the US' highest single-day total to date.by CNN, taking into account the four separate attacks on 9/11, found that 2,977 people were killed on the day. On Wednesday, the 7-day average for COVID-19 deaths is also at an all-time high as deaths continue to rise. Today's toll breaks the previous single-day record for COVID-19 related deaths, which was on May 7, at 2,769 deaths.

As states initially lagged with reporting due to the Thanksgiving holiday, cases, deaths, and hospitalizations are continuing to rise, with public health experts warning that through the holiday season and winter, the US could continue to see death tolls higher than 3,000 per day.

 

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Some US stats for perspective. In 2018 cardiovascular disease killed 633,842. About 12% of people who have a heart attack die. For 2020, its est. 1.8 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,520 deaths, 33%. coronavirus deaths are 296,898 but 9,226,411 or 97% have recovered

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