Letters to the Editor Friday, Jan. 15 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Covid crisis will long outlast Trump In World War II, there were 407,316 U.S. military deaths over 45 months (according to the National WW II Museum). In less than 12 months, COVID-19 has killed almost the same number of Americans. On Jan. 12, COVID-19 killed over 4,400 Americans. That is about 1,600 more than those killed on Sept. 11, 2001 and over 2,000 more than those killed at Pearl Harbor 80 years ago. “Well, this was unexpected. […] And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away,” — Donald J. Trump, March 10, 2020.