Not since spring, during the pandemic’s first peak, were so many deaths reported. For all the similarities to the spring pandemic peak, there are some profound differences. In April, the virus and the deaths were concentrated in New York and New England. The April 15 peak included deaths announced that day, as well as probable deaths in New York City which were later reported to have occurred that day. “It’s terrible, because it was avoidable,” said Dr Leora Horwitz, an associate professor of population health and medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Source: bd News24 December 03, 2020 07:30 UTC