First Thing: six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, 150,000 Americans are D.E.A.D

Good morning. Six months since the first cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the US, more than 150,000 Americans are now dead – by far the biggest toll of any nation afflicted by the raging global pandemic. The US has seen more than 4.3 million infections, with an early surge in New York and the north-east followed by outbreaks across the sun belt, which now threaten to progress to central states, thanks in part to the fumbling response of the federal government. Alexandra Villarreal identifies the key milestones on America’s grim coronavirus timeline, while we break down the shocking victim statistics to show how the disease has disproportionately hit older people, people of colour and those with lower incomes.

All data is taken from the source: https://www.theguardian.com/
Article Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/30/first-thing-six-months-into-the-covid-19-pandemic-150000-americans-are-dead


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