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1/8/21
The U.S. administered more than 600,000 Covid vaccine shots in one day, the CDC reported Thursday, the most yet in a 24-hour period.
Read more from CNBC2/5/21
The US recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic Thursday - tallying 5,077 COVID-19 deaths and exceeding the previous pandemic peak set in January by more than 600, according to Johns Hopkins Univ...
Read more from New York Post2/21/21
The number of dead rivals the population of Atlanta or Sacramento, California.
Read more from NBC News4/17/21
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis...
Read more from AP NEWS4/19/21
Fewer than 200,000 businesses in the United States may have failed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lighter toll than initially feared and one that may have had relatively little impact on unemployment, according to Federal Reserve research.
Read more from Reuters7/8/21
AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) - On the last day of Javier Vilca's life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with a teddy bear, red balloons and a box of chocolates to celebrate his birthday, and held up a giant, hand-scrawled sign that read: "Don't give up.
Read more from AP NEWS10/1/21
and the beat goes on ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief.
Read more from AP NEWS11/1/21
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems.
Read more from AP NEWS11/1/21
2021 world total population = 7.875 billion persons.
Add unto this the 2 million youth recently rescued from the underground tunnels.
Bring into the battle the med beds being manufactured and distributed around the world.
We shall overcome.
11/26/21
Delta was easy but how go you pronounce Omicron, the market dives.
BRUSSELS (AP) - The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown.
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