The number of people dying of Covid-19 in Los Angeles County in a day is now equivalent to the number of homicide deaths the city saw in an entire year, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.
U.S. again sets record for daily COVID-19 deaths; 250K new cases confirmed
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Server Becca Schock wipes down a table at a restaurant in University City, Missouri, on Wednesday, as eateries in the state prepared to reopen for indoor dining under COVID-19 rules. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 7 (UPI) A record number of Americans died of COVID-19 for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as the country posted its second-highest daily total of new cases yet, updated figures showed.
Some 3,865 coronavirus patients died, surpassing Tuesday s record death toll by about 100, according to Johns Hopkins University.