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
ABC News (December 18)
“Australia has sweltered through its hottest day on record as the ongoing heatwave starts to bite across parts of the country. The Bureau of Meteorology says the national average for yesterday was 40.9 degrees, eclipsing the previous record set just six years ago. But forecasters say the record could be broken again, with the heat set to intensify over the next two days.”
Tags: Australia, Broken, Forecasters, Heat, Heatwave, Hottest, Intensify, National average, Record, Sweltered
