U.S. Records 575,000th COVID-19 Death

Although vaccinations have helped slow the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19, I would be remiss if I didn't note the United States has topped 575,000 deaths. According to Johns Hopkins University, 575,052 Americans have died of COVID-19 out of 32,282,063 cases representing a mortality rate of 1.8%. 

Again the rate of COVID deaths have been slowing. For example, it took exactly one month for COVID deaths to go from 375,000 to 475,000. It took 77 days to get from 475,000 to 575,000. Of course, that is of cold comfort to the families of 100,000 Americans who have died of COVID since February 11th. It is especially cruel when we consider how close they might have been to getting vaccinated.

While we look forward to living something resembling the life we once knew there are too many of us who have nothing to look forward to at all.