A quarter of a million Americans have been killed by COVID-19: US hospitalizations are at an all time high of nearly 77,000 as North Dakota becomes the worst place in the WORLD for daily per capita infections As of Wednesday night, the US hit a grim milestone with the coronavirus death toll rising to 250,029, according to Johns Hopkins University The number of new cases across the US reached close to 162,000 yesterday and hospitalizations once again set record highs with 76,000 patients being treated Deaths also continue to trend upward nationally with 1,700 Americans dying yesterday of COVID-19 The COVID-19 crisis continues to deepen, particularly in the Midwest, where hotspot states have recorded the most cases and deaths per capita in the last week North Dakota has had the most new infections and deaths per capita in the last week with 180 infections per 100,000 and 1.8 deaths, according to CDC data South Dakota ranks second with 161 new cases per capita and 1.7 deaths North Dakota also had the highest number of deaths per capita in the world in the last week. South Dakota ranks third behind the Czech Republic
More than 250,000 Americans have now died of COVID-19, including 1,700 on Tuesday, as the daily death toll creeps up - but remains well below the horrific spring peak
Daily infections are surging across the country, with 162,000 new cases identified on Tuesday alone
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yes they are insane and yes they will eventually overtake us, but for the moment...