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CHICAGO (NYTIMES) - A nation numbed by misery and loss is confronting a number that still has the power to shock: 500,000. Roughly one year since the first known death by the coronavirus in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing - the loss of a half-million people. No other country has counted so many deaths in the pandemic. More Americans have perished from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined. The milestone comes at a hopeful moment: New virus cases are down sharply, deaths are slowing, and vaccines are steadily being admini...

Though deaths are slowing, there is concern about emerging variants of coronavirus

Covid-19: Fauci Warns Americans Might Need to Wear Masks for Another Year Last Updated March 14, 2021, 4:33 p.m. ETMarch 14, 2021, 4:33 p.m. ET The U.S. begins to catch up on vaccinations delayed by storms. The country is nearing a harrowing milestone: 500,000 virus-related deaths. Here’s what you need to know: A train at Union Station in Los Angeles last month after President Biden signed an order requiring masks to be worn on public transportation.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York Times Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser for Covid-19, said on Sunday th...

Roughly one year since the first known death by the coronavirus in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing — the loss of a half-million people. No other country has counted so many deaths in the pandemic.

Region sees gradual decline in COVID-19 infections The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Lubbock County has seen a slow decline and most counties across the South Plains are experiencing a similar trend. According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, while some rural South Plains counties have seen minimal increases in new virus cases, Hale County is still experiencing the highest rate of community spread in the area. The TDSHS reported 109 new confirmed cases in Hale County since from Feb. 1-8. The next-highest total for a South Plains county — other than Lubboc...