U.S. COVID-19 Case Total Surpasses 4.5 Million; More Than 150,000 Dead

As July comes to an end, the same cannot be said for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States.

This country has now surpassed 4.5 million cases resulting in more than 150,000 deaths. According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States has 4,556,232 COVID-19 cases with 153,268 deaths. This is a mortality rate of 3.4%.

Back in March, the WHO estimated the global mortality rate from COVID-19 would be 3.4%. President Trump dismissed it as "a false number" and had "a hunch" the mortality rate would be "way under 1%."  Yet here we are at 3.4% mortality rate in the United States with no relief in sight.

To give one an idea of how bad July was for COVID-19 in the United States, we added nearly 1.8 million cases this month alone. At its worst, the United States saw more than 75,000 new cases a day. If the next three months proceed at this pace, we will at or very near 10 million COVID-19 cases by Election Day. So much for Trump's claim that the heat would kill the virus.

I wish there was good news to report with regard to COVID-19 in the U.S., but I don't think there will be until President Trump leaves office. Best case scenario would be 175 days from now. I shudder to think how many people will become sick and die before noon on January 20, 2021.