* On Friday, the U.S. surpassed 700,000 coronavirus deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University
* That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined
* The U.S. accounts for 14.8% of the 4.7 million worldwide deaths from COVID-19 , but just 5% of the global population
* It comes as cases decline in the U.S. to the lowest levels seen since early August and deaths are expected to do the same soon
The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 700,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined.
To put the figure into context, it is about equivalent to the populations of Nashville, Tennessee or Washington, DC, and just a bit smaller than the population of Denver, Colorado.
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WNU Editor: There is some hope .... Merck says its new Covid pill reduces the risk of hospitalization, death by half for some patients (CNBC).
Update: This is not promising .... Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine antibodies gone by 7 months for many (Reuters).
