The United States is approaching half a million deaths from COVID-19

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FILE PHOTO-A family carries a coffin at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery amid a new wave of deaths from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in El Paso, Texas, United States. November 25, 2020. REUTERS / Iván Pierre Aguirre
FILE PHOTO-A family carries a coffin at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery amid a new wave of deaths from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in El Paso, Texas, United States. November 25, 2020. REUTERS / Iván Pierre Aguirre

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic The United States has recorded 498,880 deaths from the disease, which equates to half a million deaths

America’s leading infectious disease specialist, Anthony Fauci, appreciated that “half a million deaths are a terrible thing. It’s historical. We haven’t seen anything like it since the 1918 flu. “, in an interview with the chain NBC

However, he ventured that by the end of the year the country could be approaching “some measure of normalcy,” although it is still possible that Americans will wear masks by 2022.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced that when the half-million-dead mark is crossed, he will hold a candle-lighting ceremony at the White House, as reported by an official to the television network CNNThis figure is expected to be reached on Monday, so preparations are in full swing.

According to data from the CDC, five cases of the Brazilian variant have been discovered in the United States so far: two in Minnesota, one in Maryland, one in Oklahoma, and one more in Florida. EFE / EPA / CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH / Archive
According to data from the CDC, five cases of the Brazilian variant have been discovered in the United States so far: two in Minnesota, one in Maryland, one in Oklahoma, and one more in Florida. EFE / EPA / CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH / Archive

Although, according to Johns Hopkins University, the United States registers 28,129,860 people infected with the coronavirusCOVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have declined dramatically since they peaked in early January.

In addition, the pace of the vaccines is increasing, with more than 61 million doses administered so far, according to a review by state. The figures show that 5.7 percent of Americans would already be fully immunized against COVID-19.

NeverthelessAccording to Fauci’s projections, between 70 and 85 percent of the US population would need to get the vaccine for the herd’s immunity to be effective

Given this drop in the incidence of the virus, some state authorities have decided to relax some of the restrictions in place, which experts have already warned about, especially because of the danger of new strains of COVID-19 spreading, which are more contagious.

The United States remains the world’s hardest hit by the pandemic, followed by India in the number of cases, accumulating with 10,991,651 infected, and for Brazil in the number of fatalities, which totaled 246,504.

With information from Europa Press

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