US Death Toll From COVID Surpasses 900,000

February 4, 2022 Coronavirus, United States

Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000.

The two-year total, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Indianapolis, San Francisco, or Charlotte, North Carolina.

The milestone comes more than 13 months into a vaccination drive that has been beset by misinformation and political and legal strife, though the shots have proved safe and highly effective at preventing serious illness and death.

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More than 900,000 deaths from #COVID19 have been recorded in the US. This chart shows how we got to this terrible milestone.
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