Washington Post (December 4)
“About 1 in 420 Americans has died of covid-19, according to official data. And we’re still averaging more than 1,000 deaths per day,” but areas with “widespread vaccination” are faring much better. “Death rates are far below the national average in the most-vaccinated, often-urban areas.”
Tags: Death rates, Faring, Most-vaccinated, National average, U.S., Urban areas, Vaccination, Widespread
Seattle Times (February 9)
“The prospect of a fourth wave propelled by new variants is something many scientists and modeling groups are warning about.” For example, the University of Washington now forecasts “an additional 200,000 deaths nationwide through June 1.” There is “one bright spot… hospitalizations and death rates are likely to be lower during any fourth wave than in previous surges because many older people are getting vaccinated.”
Tags: Death rates, Deaths, Fourth wave, Hospitalizations, Modeling, New variants, Older, Scientists, Surges, Warning
Washington Post (October 16)
“Europe set a record this week for new coronavirus infections, overtaking the United States in cases per capita.” With the new surge, Covid-19 has become “Europe’s fifth-leading cause of death” and there is now the potential that “death rates on the continent this winter could be five times as bad as the April peak if people are not strict about masks and social distancing.”
Tags: Cases, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death rates, Europe, Masks, Peak, Record, Strict, U.S.
