According to the Associated Press, “Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day, despite falling infections and the arrival of multiple vaccines.” This just shows that the US needs to continue to stop the spread, as the coronavirus has taken almost half a million people.

Another interesting point from AP is that, “While most people who become infected will recover, others face a much longer road. It can take a week or two to get sick enough to end up in the hospital. Then, those who are severely ill may end up in an ICU for many weeks, and some will die.” For those Americans who die from the coronavirus, it normally takes a long period of time.

Read more in this Associated Press article: apnews.com/article/us-news-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-infectious-diseases-california-3dcd7ecda72b30501220ae9c2d2e40ee