The number of daily coronavirus deaths reported in the US has reached its highest level in two months, offering more evidence that the pandemic is gaining fresh momentum across the country as cooler weather sets in.
COVID-19 deaths nationwide had averaged about 700 a day for much of October before rising to 1237 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters analysis, the most since August 19.Credit:The number of new infections began trending higher five weeks ago, and health experts have warned that a rise in fatalities would follow.
For a third consecutive day, the country reported more than 60,000 new cases, bringing the total to more than 8.3 million. The rise partly reflects stepped-up testing in many states, although higher hospitalisations and deaths are not linked to more testing. The autumn resurgence and dire predictions that the spread would further accelerate in the cold winter months have once again cast a harsh spotlight on President Donald Trump's handling of the pandemic.
A report released on Wednesday by Columbia University estimated that between 130,000 and 210,000 COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided in the US, calling the federal government's response to the pandemic an "enormous failure".
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