Jeffrey sachs writes that thousands of americans are dying unnecessarily because president donald trump ignored urgent warning signs and failed to prepare for the coronavrius pandemic even after. The us has recorded more than 1 000 deaths a day from covid 19 for five days running as cases surge in southern and western states the national caseload nears 4 2m and the death toll approaches. 16 893 293 cases and 663 465 deaths and statistics report by who.
Covid 19 coronavirus 2019 ncov update live. Usa covid 19 cases and deaths statistics. Coronavirus deaths by age.
For example the death toll in the united states according to johns hopkins is over 120k but the cdc s most recent data only shows roughly 103k still this shouldn t impact the age and race analysis. Bear in mind that the cdc s mortality data often lags behind other sources. A fatality is counted as a covid 19 fatality when the medical certifier attests on the death certificate that covid 19 is a cause of death.
Dshs is now reporting covid 19 fatality data based on death certificates. 64 729 new cases and 1 245 new deaths in the united states. The covid tracking project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for us states and territories.
