COVID-19 cases in the United States passed 28 million and deaths were only few thousand from 500,000 as the nation ramps up vaccination distribution after bad weather hampered distribution.
Feb.20 (UPI) — COVID-19 cases in the United States passed 28 million and deaths were only few thousand from 500,000 as the nation ramps up vaccination distribution after bad weather hampered distribution. Infections have reached 28,010,586, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins so far Saturday. And fatalities are at 495,957. Since the first case was announced in the state of Washington on Jan.21,2020, cases have averaged 70,707. After reaching a peak of 299,786 on Jan.2, infections have subsided. Friday’s increase was 110,070, four days after 53,970, the lowest since 49,307 on Oct.18. It took 13 days to climb one million and it was nine days from 26 million to 27 million. Also, hospitalizations have dropped dramatically to 59,882 through Friday, the lowest since 62,119 on Nov.10, after a high of 132,474 on Jan.6, according to The COVID Tracking Project. And fatalities also have been subsiding but not quite as dramatically as hospitalizations and cases. On Friday, the increase was 2,706 compared with a record 4,401 on Jan.12. Since the first death was announced on Feb.
