US Reaches Milestone Of 200,000 Covid-19 Coronavirus Deaths

The number of Americans dying from coronavirus per day, based on a weekly average, is now at just over 760. It is down from the peak 2,000 deaths being reported per day back in April

Daily Mail: US coronavirus death toll tops 200,000 but the daily fatality rate continues to fall with an average of 760 Americans dying per day

* The number of Americans dying from coronavirus per day, based on a weekly average, is now at just over 760
* It is down from the peak 2,000 deaths being reported per day back in April
* The death toll surpassed the 200,000 mark on Tuesday - a figure that was unimaginable eight months ago when the virus first struck the United States
* While deaths continue to decline across the country, fatalities related to COVID-19 are a lagging indicator and can potentially rise several weeks after new cases
* The national infection rate started increasing just over a week ago, which is a rise health experts have attributed to schools reopening and parties over the Labor Day holiday
* The average number of COVID-19 cases being reported per day is now at just under 40,000 with total infection in the US topping 6.8 million

More than 200,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19 - a bleak milestone reached on Tuesday that comes even as the national death rate continues to decline.

The number of Americans dying from coronavirus per day, based on a weekly average, is now at just over 760.

It is down from the peak 2,000 deaths being reported per day back in April.

While deaths continue to decline across the country, fatalities related to COVID-19 are a lagging indicator and can potentially rise several weeks after new cases.

The national infection rate started increasing just over a week ago, which is a rise health experts have attributed to some schools reopening and parties over the Labor Day holiday.

The average number of COVID-19 cases being reported per day is now at just under 40,000 with total infection in the US topping 6.8 million.

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