The country reached 200,000 deaths in mid-September, and 300,000 just a few months later on Dec. 15. More than 400,000 people have died of the coronavirus in the United States, according to an NBC News tally early Tuesday, a milestone that seemed unimaginable at the start of the pandemic a year …
Since Dec. 1, data shows nine Americans are dying from the coronavirus every five minutes, a rate that outpaces the soldiers that died in World War II. Underscoring this fact, the nation will soon pass 400,000 deaths and nine out of 10 Americans say the pandemic is out of control. But, two-thirds say they're willing to receive the vaccine. On the other hand, the rate of Black Americans getting vaccinated trails white Americans, and "scores" of health workers are refusing it.