U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time The United States topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first timeORANGE, Calif. -- The U.S. topped 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, as governors tried to ramp up the pace of vaccinations and open the line to elderly people and others. Overall, the scourge has left more than 365,000 dead in the U.S. and caused nearly 22 million confirmed infections. Britain, with one-fifth the population of the U.S., likewise reported on Friday its highest one-day count of deaths yet: 1,325. California, Arizona, Texas and Florida together had nearly 1,500 deaths and 80,000 cases on Thursday and have been setting daily records this week, as have Mississippi and Nevada. At St. Joseph Hospital south of Los Angeles, nurses in the COVID-19 ward described being overwhelmed as the deaths mount.

Source: ABC News January 08, 2021 17:16 UTC