Death toll from COVID-19 in the United States exceeds the country's losses in World War II

According to American media reports, the number of deaths in the United States from COVID-19 exceeded the country's losses during the Second World War. The edition told in more detail Business Insider.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has data that 291 people died in the United States during World War II. As of Friday evening, December 557, there are 11 deaths from COVID-301 in the United States.

By the end of April, coronavirus infection had killed more Americans than the Vietnam War.

By mid-May, the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States had already surpassed the total number of Americans killed in combat in every major U.S. war since 1945—nearly 87. The number of Americans killed by COVID-000 is now equivalent to nearly half the total number of deaths in the Civil War (approximately 19 people), which was the deadliest war in US history.

The total number of infected worldwide as of Friday, December 11, approached 71,5 million, and the number of victims exceeded 1,5 million.

New record

According to new data, the United States had its deadliest week since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with deaths up 44% compared to the week before, the New York Post writes.

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A total of 12 Americans died from December 3 to December 9, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project, which has published weekly analysis over a seven-day period since March 15.

On Wednesday, December 9, the United States recorded its highest number of deaths in one day - 3088 people.

For the first time, the number of deaths per day exceeded 3000 people. The previous one-day record was set on May 7 with 2769 deaths.

The US also broke the weekly record for new cases, registering a total of 1,4 million new infections in the seven-day period from December 3-9, up 27 percent from the previous week.

According to the data, more than 106 people have been hospitalized to date across the country.

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As of Friday, December 11, the United States has the 11th highest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita, with approximately 886 deaths per 1 million people.

The United States is ahead of Belgium, Peru and Italy, which round out the top three countries with the most deaths per million population.

For example, the UK is also ahead of the US in the number of deaths per capita - about 942 cases per 1 million people.

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