Covid-19 death rate slows slightly as U.S. nears grim 200,000th ...

The silver lining as the United States stands poised to record the 200,000th coronavirus fatality is that the rate at which people are dying of Covid-19 has slowed in the last two weeks, new NBC ... Read More

New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 'Nimbus' Now Dominant in US: Know These Symptoms

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines. Read More

U.S. closes in on grim pandemic milestone: the 200,000th COVID-19 death

The U.S. closes in on a grim pandemic milestone: the 200,000th COVID-19 death. There's been one new death recorded every 106 seconds over the last seven days. Read More

US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say

US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations. Read More

US death rate dropped 6% in 2023, with Covid-19 falling to 10th ... - CNN

A steep drop in Covid-19 deaths helped the overall death rate in the United States fall 6% in 2023, according to provisional data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and ... Read More

Why the COVID-19 death rate varies dramatically across the U.S.

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. — and how that might improve future outcomes. Read More

Has the Latest COVID-19 Wave in the U.S. Peaked?

Such a number would be lower than previous COVID-19 death tolls – 415,000 in 2021 and 350,000 in 2020 – but still among the top five causes of death in the U.S. Read More

U.S. nears 200,000th Covid-19 death milestone - Yahoo

The silver lining as the United States stands poised to record the 200,000th coronavirus fatality is that the rate at which people are dying of Covid-19 has slowed in the last two weeks, new NBC ... Read More

U.S. life expectancy increased slightly in 2022 - USA TODAY

COVID-19 related deaths and overdoses are two contributing factors to life expectancy in the US, which has started to rise again. Read More

Latest COVID-19 death rate keeps it among top killers

At that pace, the death toll at the end of 2024 would be about 73,000. It would make COVID-19 the nation’s eighth-leading cause of death. Read More

Trump as U.S. COVID-19 death toll nears 74,000: 'It is what it is' - MSNBC

As states reopen, Trump is taking to calling people warriors seeming to suggest the death toll across the nation is necessary collateral damage to get the American economy going again. But most ... Read More