The United States has reported more than 550,000 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The country passed the somber milestone late Monday, USA Today reported. As of early Tuesday, the death toll had reached at least 550,036 in the U.S., which has reported more than 30.3 million cases overall, according to Johns Hopkins.
The U.S. has seen more COVID-19 cases and deaths than any other country in the world, the university reported. Brazil has reported the second-highest number of cases, with 12.5 million, followed by India, with nearly 12.1 million, according to the data. Brazil also had the second-highest number of deaths, with 313,866, followed by Mexico, with 201,832, the tally showed.
Earlier Monday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned that spikes in the number of U.S. cases have followed similar increases in European countries, where infections are currently on the rise
“We are not powerless,” she said. “We can change this trajectory of the pandemic, but it will take all of us recommitting to following the public health prevention strategies consistently while we work to get the American public vaccinated.”
According to CDC data reported Monday morning, about 28.6% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and 15.8% are fully vaccinated against the virus.
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