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The Number of COVID-19-Related Deaths in the US Surpasses 1 Million

By Kristen Pratt Machado On May 16, 2022 0

After 2½ years of grappling with a global pandemic, the United States has reached a sobering milestone: more than 1 million Americans are dead due to COVID-19. The 1 million mark was reached on May 16. Of those deaths, 75% were Americans age 65 and older. The US has the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths in the world. Currently, about 300 Americans succumb to the novel coronavirus each day compared to 3,400 per day in January 2021. Click here to read more.

Kristen Pratt Machado

Kristen Pratt Machado is executive editor for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and Decisions in Dentistry and director of publishing operations for Belmont Business Media. She has been with the company since its inception in 2001.

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