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Grafik zeigt Vergleich der US Todesfälle aus Kriegen und Pandemien.
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US übersteigt Meilenstein von 500.000 Covid-19 Toten

February 23, 2021 - Die Vereinigten Staaten haben den traurigen Rekord von 500.000 Covid-19 Toten erreicht, eine Zahl, die die gesamten US Toten aus dem 2. Weltkrieg, aus dem Korea- und Vietnam-Krieg noch übersteigt.

Despite the rollout of vaccines since mid-December, a closely watched model from the University of Washington projects more than 589,000 dead by June 1.

The U.S. toll is by far the highest reported in the world, accounting for 20 percent of the nearly 2.5 million coronavirus deaths globally, though the true numbers are thought to be significantly greater, in part because many cases were overlooked, especially early in the outbreak.

The first known deaths from the virus in the U.S. were in early February 2020. It took four months to reach the first 100,000 deaths. The toll hit 200,000 in September and 300,000 in December, then took just over a month to go from 300,000 to 400,000 and another month to climb from 400,000 to 500,000.

The U.S. recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the Vietnam War and 36,000 in the Korean War.

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PUBLISHED: 23/02/2021; STORY: Graphic News
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