Gunshot Injuries in US Surged During Pandemic, CDC Says
For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say is
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For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say is
A new government study highlights a surge in people wounded by gunshots during the pandemic, when the number of people fatally shooting each other also increased.
The CDC reports that the number of gun-related homicides in America increased 35 percent in 2020 and 2021 when compared to previous years. Overall, gun injuries jumped 40 percent.
NEW YORK (AP) — For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say
NEW YORK, March 31 (Xinhua) -- During the first two years of the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of people injured by gunfire rose 40 percent in the United States, compared with 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a study published on Thursday.