The U.S. Has Gone From 300,000 to 325,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Only 9 Days

The United States has now exceeded 325,000 deaths due to COVID-19. According to Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of 325,358 Americans out of more than 18.4 million infected (18,402,363). This represents a mortality rate of 1.8%.

It is well worth noting that the U.S. crossed the 300K death threshold only 9 days ago. At that time, I observed that it took 82 days to get from 200,000 to 300,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. At this current pace, this country will go from 300,000 to 400,000 deaths in only 36 days. In which case, we could reach the 400,000 death toll on January 19, 2021 - the day before President Trump leaves office. But with people gathering for Christmas we might reach that 400,000 figure much sooner. Far too soon.

Let me put it another way. Over the last five weeks, 75,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. We have gone from 250,000 to 325,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States in 35 days. 

I hate to put coal in everyone's stockings less than 48 hours before Christmas. But there will be many families who will soon exchange Christmas wreaths for funeral wreaths.