A majority of Republicans say the number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. – now above 176,000, according to Johns Hopkins University data – is “acceptable,” according to a question released Sunday. IN CBS News-YouGov interview found that 57 percent of Republican respondents said the U.S. death toll for COVID-19 …
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The U.S. could save nearly 70,000 lives by December if the country implements universal mask mandates, according to a projection by thy University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Researchers at the institute also found that a rumor 134,000 people could die in the US from COVID-19 …
Read More »Coronavirus mutation found in the US may be less lethal, says expert
A coronavirus mutation found in the US may be less deadly but more contagious than the original virus, an expert from Singapore said this week. Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at the National University of Singapore, said the D614G mutation is associated with lower mortality rates, implying that it is less …
Read More »COVID-19 no. No. 3 cause of death in FS
COVID-19 is currently the third leading cause of death in the US, eight months after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in the country. The coronavirus is behind only heart disease and cancer among causes of death in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Read More »California coronavirus count is top 600,000
The coronavirus case in California dropped to 600,000 on Thursday, the first state to reach the grim milestone, according to data collected by The New York Times. The Golden State also has the third highest death toll in the U.S. with 10,800 deaths in COVID-19, behind New York and New …
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