- The coronavirus pandemic has cost more lives in the United States than the events of 9/11, with over 3,000 people now having died from their infections.
- Total cases now top 160,000 in the US, and some areas are being hit much, much harder than others.
- Public health experts say social distancing and widespread lockdown are working, but it will take time for things to return to normal.
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The novel coronavirus has now claimed more lives in the United States than did the terror attacks on September 11th, 2001. The troubling statistic is one of many tracked by health officials across the nation and is based on reports from state and local government agencies. At least 3,017 people have died as a result of covid-19 in the US since the outbreak began, and over 160,000 cases have been confirmed.
New York has by far the most cases in the country, with nearly 67,000 positive tests and over 1,200 deaths. Monday was the deadliest day for coronavirus patients in the United States, with over 500 deaths reported for the first time in a single 24-hour period.
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